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INDEPENBE^NT  ORDER  OF  ODD  FELLOWS, 


PROCEEDINGS 


R.  W.  GRAND  LODGE 


STATE    OF    GEORGIA. 
FROM  ITS  INSTITUTION  TO  THE  END 


ANNUAL   COMMUNICATION, 


HELD  IN  SAVANNAH,  MAY,  1848. 


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SAVANNAH: 

tiDWARDJ.    PURSE,    PRINTER, 

No.  102  Bryan-Street  —  Up  Stairs. 

1848, 


EXCHANGE 


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ACT   OF  INCORPORATION, 


AN    ACT 

To  incorporate  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Felloivs  of  the  State  of  Georgia. 

Whereas,  Alvin  N.  Miller,  G.  Butler,  John  Dorsett, 
E.  Parsons,  George  W.  Miller,  Elisha  H.  Rogers,  and 
Edward  Jas.  Jones,  have,  by  their  memoiial,  slated  that 
there  exist  divers  Subordinate  Lodges  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  in  this  State,  over  which  there  is 
a  presiding  or  superintending  Grand  Lodge,  composed  of 
the  memorialists  as  members,  and  others  who  have  joined 
in  promoting  the  good  of  the  Order,  founded  on  the  ancient 
usages  of  their  society,  the  principal  of  which  are  Charity 
and  universal  Benevolence ;  to  the  end,  therefore,  that 
charitable  institutions  may  be  promoted  and  secured  in 
their  rights  and  privileges. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  Hoiise  of 
Representatives  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  in  General  Assembly 
met,  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  several  persons  herein  before  named,  and  others 
who  are  or  may  become  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  their  suc- 
cessors, shall  be  and  they  are  hereby  deemed  to  be  a  body 
politic  and  corporate,  in  name  and  deed,  by  the  style  of 
"  The  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  of  the  Slate  of  Georgia ;"  said  Lodge  to  be 
located  at  Savannah,  and,  by  said  name  and  style,  shall 
have  perpetual  succession  of  Officers  and  members,  and 
a  common  seal  to  use  j  and  shall  have  full  power  to  make, 


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amenJ,  uUer  and  cliango  such  by-laws  ns  may  be  agreed 
on  by  the  members  of  the  same :  Provided,  such  by-laws 
be  not  repugnant  to  the  constitution  and  laws  of  this  State, 
or  the  United  States. 

Section  2.  Ajid  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority 
aforesaid,  That  they  shall  have  full  power  and  authority 
ur.de-r  the  style  a  ad  name  of  "The  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  Geor- 
gia," to  take,  hold,  and  enjoy  real  and  personal  property, 
to  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be  impleaded,  answer  and 
be  answered  unto,  in  any  court  of  law  or  equity,  or  any 
tribunal  having  jurisdiction  thereof;  and  also  to  receive, 
take,  and  apply  bequests,  devises,  or  donations,  that  may 
be  made  to  and  for  the  uses  and  purposes  intended  by  the 
said  institution  ;  and  shall  be  and  are  hereby  declared  to 
be  vested  with  all  powers  and  advantages,  privileges  and 
emoluments  of  a  society  of  people  incorporated  to  the 
purpose  and  intention  of  their  laudable  institution. 

Section  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  regular 
Subordinate  Lodges,  under  the  power  and  jurisdiction  of 
the  said  Grand  Lodge  are  hereby  declared  to  be  bodies 
corporate  and  politic,  in  name  and  deed,  by  whatsoever 
style  and  name  they  may  be  called  and  known  in  their 
constitution,  with  equal  powers  to  those  which  are  hereby 
granted  to  the  said  "  The  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the  State  of  Georgia,"  so 
long  as  the  said  Subordinate  Lodges  remain  under  the 
power  and  jurisdiction  of  the  said  Grand  Lodge,  and  in 
all  things  abide  by  and  conform  themselves  to  the  Resolu- 
tions and  By-Laws  of  the  same,  and  no  longer. 

Assented  to,  2Sth  December,  1843. 


I.    O.    O.    F. 


ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,  % 

SAVANNAH,  NOV.  13th,  1843.  5 

Oglethorpe  Lodge  No.  1,  Live  Oak  No.  3,  Savannah, 
and  Franklin  No.  2,  Macon,  Georgia,  having  applied  to 
the  Right  Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  for  a 
charter  for  a  State  Grand  Lodge,  and.  said  application 
being  granted,  Dist.  Deputy  Grand  Sire  Case,  of  South 
Carolina,  was  deputed  to  open  said  Grand  Lodge  accord- 
ing to  the  ancient  usages  and  customs  of  the  Order.  At 
a  meeting,  held  as  above,  the  following  Past  Grands 
were  present,  viz : 

Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1. — Alvin  N.  Miller,  JohnDorsett, 
G.  Butler,  E.  H.  Rogers,  E.  S.  Kempton. 

Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2. — Guy  L.  Warren. 

Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3. — E.  Parsons,  E.  J.  Jones,  G. 
W.  Miller. 

The  D.  D.  Grand  Sire  taking  the  Chair,  the  Right 
Worthy  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  was  regu- 
larly organized,  and  proceeded  immediately  to  the  elec- 
tion of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  which  resulted  as 
follows,  viz : 

A.  N.  MILLER,  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 

G.  L.  WARREN,  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

E.  PARSONS,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden. 

G.  W.  MILLER,  R.  TV.  Gra?id  Secretary. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer. 

E.  S.  KEMPTON,  W.  Gravid  Chaplain. 

Who,  after  receiving  the  Grand  Lodge  and  side  de- 
grees, were  regularly  installed  into  their  respective  offices 


and  tlje  cliartcrof  tbe  Grand  Lodge  of  ihe  Slate^al  Geor-- 
gia,  was  formally  presented  to  them. 

The  Grand  Master  taking  the  Chair,  made  the  following 
appointments : 

G.  BUTLER,  TV.  Gravid  Conductor. 

E.  J.  JONES,  W.  Grand  Marshal 

J.  DORSETT,  W.  Grand  Guardian. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  three,  with 
the  Grand  Master  as  Chairman,  be  appointed  to  draft  a 
Constitution  and  general  Laws,  to  be  presented  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  also  that  the  Grand  Master 
be  authorized  to  procure  a  suitable  Seal  for  the  Grand 
Lodge.  The  following  are  the  names  of  said  committee  : 
A.  N.  Miller,  E.  Parsons,  and  G.  Butler. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Lodge  tempora- 
lly adopt  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  South  Carolina,  with  the  privilege  of  suspending  such 
parts  as  may  be  deemed  proper,  and  that  the  Regular 
Meetings  therein  mentioned  be  considered  null  and  void. 

And  further  Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  hold 
their  annual  communications  on  the  first  Wednesday  in 
August,  at  7  o'clock,  P.  M.,  and  their  semi-annual  com- 
munications on  the  first  Wednesday  in  February  at  the 
same  hour. 

On  motion.  Resolved,  'That  the  Grand  Master  be  author- 
ized, on  the  application  of  five  or  more  Brethren,  with 
approved  cards,  to  grant  dispensations,  and  open  or  cause 
to  be  opened,  by  a  proper  officer,  new  Lodges  in  this  State 
during  the  interval  of  the  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge.. 

An  application  was  then  made,  by  seven  Brethren,  for 
a  dispensation  for  a  Lodge  to  be  located  and  instituted  at 
Columbus,  Geo.,  under  the  name  and  style  of  Muscogee 
Lodge,  No.  C,  L  O.  O.  F.  The  proper  papers  accompany- 
ing it. 

On  motion.  Resolved,  That  said  dispensation  be  granted. 

The  Grand  Lodge  tlicn  adjourned  till  to-morrow  eve-« 
ning,  at  C  o'clock. 


SAVANNAH,  Nov.  14th,  1843. 

t^ursuant  to  adjournment  the  Grand  Lodge  met  —  Pres- 
fent,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master  ;  Gay  L.  Warren j 
R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  E.  Parsons,  R.  W.  Grand 
Warden  ;  G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  ;  E.  J. 
Jones,  W.  Grand  Marshal.  A  quorum  not  being  pres- 
ent, no  business  was  transacted. 


SAVANNAH,  Feb.  7th,  1844. 

A  regular  semi-annual  communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  Was  held  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  this  evening — - 
Present,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master  ;  E.  Parsons* 
R.  W.  Grand  Warden;  G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  Grand 
Secretary ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer ;  E. 
J.  Jones,  W.  Grand  Marshal;  G.  Butler,  W.  Grand 
Conductor. 

A  quorum  not  being  present,  the  Grand  Lodge  was 
opened  in  the  Scarlet  Degree,  when  the  certificates  of  P. 
G.  John  Oliver,  of  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1 ;  P.  G. 
Lemmon,  of  Muscogee,  No.  6  ;  P.  G.  Holmes,  of  Franklin, 
No.  3  ;  P.  G.  Leeds,  of  Live  Oak,  No.  3  ;  P.  G.  Rockwell, 
of  Sylvan,  No.  4 ;  were  presented,  and  the  Grand  Lodge 
degree  conferred  upon  them  ;  the  Grand  Lodge  was  then 
opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  degree  with  the  usual  forms 
and  ceremonies.  The  minutes  of  the  13th  and  14th  of 
November,  and  December  29th,  were  read,  and  confirmed. 
The  Grand  Master  made  the  following  appointments : 

STANDING   COMMITTEE    ON    ELECTIONS    AND    RETURNS* 

Past  Grand  J.  OLIVER,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
I.  HOLMES,  Franklin,  No.  2. 
E*  J.  JONES,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 


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FINANCE. 

Past  Grand  G.  BUTLER,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
ROCKWELL,  Sylvan,  No.  4. 
LEEDS,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 

ON    GRIEVANCES    OF    LODGES. 

Past  Grand  G.  BUTLER,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
I.  HOLMES,  Frankhn,  No.  2. 
ROCKWELL,  Sylvan,  No.  4. 
LEMMON,  Muscogee,  No.  6. 
E.  PARSONS,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 

ON    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Past  Grand  E.  PARSONS,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 
"  LEMMON,  Muscogee,  No.  6. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 

Quarterly  returns  were  received  from  the  severd 
Lodges,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge, 
together  with  the  per  centages  due  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns. 
The  following  certificates  were  also  referred  to  the  above 
Committee  for  examination,  viz  :  Past  Grands  Oliver,  of 
Oglethorpe,  No.  1 ;  Holmes,  of  Franklin,  No.  2  ;  Leeds, 
of  Live  Oak,  No.  3  ;  Rockwell,  of  Sylvan,  No.  4  ;  Lem- 
mon,  of  Muscogee,  No.  6. 

The  following  report  was  made,  and,  on  motion,  was 
accepted,  and  ordered  to  be  placed  upon  the  minutes : 

We,  the  undersigned  members  of  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge,  and  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns,  beg 
leave  to  submit  the  following  report,  viz :  —  Returns  have 
been  made  by  the  following  Lodges,  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  this  Grand  Lodge  —  Oglethorpe,  No.  1 ;  Franklin, 


No.  3  ;  Live  Oak,  No,  3  ;  Sylvan,  No.  4 ;  United  Brothels. 
No.  6  ;  Muscogee,  No.  6  ;  having  examined  said  Reports, 
found  them  in  proper  ibrm.  The  certificates  of  the  follow- 
ing Brothers  have  been  examined  by  your  Committee, 
viz  :  —  J.  Oliver,  of  Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  who  has  served 
one  regular  term,  each,  as  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N.  G. 
Brother  Lemmon,  of  Muscogee,  No.  6,  has  brought  a 
certificate  of  his  election  as  Representative,  but  not  of  his 
having  filled  any  office ;  but  your  Committee  from  the 
returns  of  his  I^odge  are  fully  satisfied  that  he  served  as 
N.  G  the  first  term  of  said  Lodge  ;  and  from  the  returns 
of  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2,  that  Brother  Holmes  has  served 
one  regular  term  as  V.  G.  and  N.  G. 
All  of  which  they  respectfully  submit, 

JOHN   OLIVER,   Chairman, 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  was  then  instructed  to 
deliver  the  degrees  to  the  above  named  brothers,  according 
to  the  offices  they  had  filled. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  following  bills  to 
be  correct : 

D.  D,  G.  Sire  A.  Case,  for  books,  S22  00 

R.  H.  Howell,  seal,  13  00 

G'd.  Secretary,  postages  and  stationery;,     9  93 — $44  93 

All  of  which  were  passed  for  payment. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  three  be 
appointed  by  the  Chair,  to  superintend  such  printing  as 
the  Lodge  may  direct,  and  said  Committee  was  appoint- 
ed—  Past  Grands  Parsons,  Rockwell  and  Oliver. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Lodge  pay  broth- 
er A.  Case  the  sum  of  $20,  in  part  payment  of  his 
expenses  in  opening  the  Lodge. 

On  motion.  Resolved,  That  the  Printing.  Committee 
procure  a  sufficient  number  of  Blank  Charters  for  the 
Subordinate  Lodges. 


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On  motion,  Resolved  also,  That  the  Grand  Secretary 
be  aulhorized  to  procure  an  iron  Safe,  for  the  safe  keeping 
of  books,  papers,  &c.  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  not  to  exceed 
in  expense  the  sum  of  Forty  Dollars. 

The  Committee  on  Laws,  appointed  by  the  Grand 
Master  at  the  organization  of  the  Lodge,  requested  to  be 
discharged,  when,  on  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  said  Committee  be  discharged,  and  the 
Chair  appoint  a  new  Committee  of  five,  to  draft  a  Consti- 
tution and  General  Laws,  and  that  they  Report  as  soon  as 
practicable. 

Whereupon,  the  said  Committee  was  appointed  — 
P.  Grands  Holmes,  Butler,  Parsons,  Rockwell  and  Oliver. 

The  bond  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  was  received  and 
accepted. 

The  Grand  Secretary  reported  per  centages  from  the 
following  Lodges,  viz : 

Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  $59  00 

Franklin,  No.  2,  63  71 

Live  Oak,  No.  3,  28  30 

Sylvan,  No.  4,  49  78 

United  Brothers,  No.  5,  32  40 

Muscogee,  No.  6,  71  87— $305  06 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  again  to- 
morrow evening,  8th  inst.,  at  same  place  and  hour. 


ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,         -y 

SAVANNAH,  FEB.  8th,  1844.  \ 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  Grand  Lodge  met — Pres- 
ent, A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master ;  E.  Parsons,  R. 
W.  Grand  Warden ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand  Trea- 
surer ;  G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary ;  G.  Butler, 
W.  Grand  Conductor  ;  Past  Grands  Leeds,  No.  3  ;  Rock- 
well, No.  4;  Lemmon,  No.  6. 


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The  Committee  on  Laws  made  a  verbal  report  that 
they  were  progressing,  and  desired  further  time  which 
was  granted. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  till  Thursday  eve- 
ning, the  15th,  and  was  closed  in  due  form. 


February  15th,  1844. 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  Grand  Lodge  met — Pres- 
ent, A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  E.  Parsons,  R. 
W.  Grand  Warden ;  G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  Grand  Secre- 
tary; E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer;  E.  J. 
Jones,  W.  Grand  Marshal ;  G.  Butler,  W.  Grand  Con- 
ductor ;  Past  Grands  Rockwell,  No.  4 ;  Oliver,  No.  -1 ; 
Leeds,  No.  3. 

Ths  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Constitution  and 
General  Laws  was  called,  and  being  read,  was,  on  motion, 
received. 


CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE    I. 

NAME,    STYLE    AND    TITLE. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  in  the  State  of  Georgia,  shall  be 
composed  of  the  duly  received  and  regularly  qualified 
Past  Grands  of  all  the  Subordinate  Lodges  in  the  State, 
its  own  present  and  past  officers  formally  installed,  and 
the  legally  qualified  representatives  of  said  Subordinate 
Lodges ;  and  the  members  above  enumerated  shall  be  the 
only  voters  in  said  Lodge, 


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ARTICLE    II. 

POWERS    AND     JURISDICTION. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Lodge  has  exclusive  jurisdic- 
lion  in  Odd  Fellowship  within  the  State,  and  is  the 
supreme  tribunal  of  the  Order  in  its  jurisdiction.  No 
Lodse  can  be  formed  or  continue  to  exist  without  its  sane- 
lion  ;  it  possesses  the  sole  and  exclusive  right  of  granting 
charters  for  Subordinate  Lodges ;  of  suspending,  annull- 
ing, or  repealing  the  same ;  of  receiving,  hearing  and 
determining  appeals  from  the  decisions  and  decrees  of 
Subordinate  Lodges,  and  redressing  grievances  therein  ; 
of  granting  dispensations ;  of  granting  and  regulating  the 
means  of  its  own  support ;  and  of  doing  all  such  other 
acts  as  are  promotive  of  the  interest  of  the  Order,  and  in 
accordance  with  its  ancient  usages  and  customs. 

Section  2,  The  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be 
held  semi-annually,  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  February 
and  August,  in  each  year ;  the  session  in  August  to  be 
denominated  the  annual  session.  Sessions  may  also  be 
held  at  the  times  to  which  the  Grand  Lodge  may  think  pro- 
per to  adjourn,  and  when  assembled  at  the  summons  of 
the  Grand  Master  on  the  application  of  any  five  or  more 
members,  or  when,  in  his  judgment,  the  interests  of  the 
Order  may  require.  Seven  Past  Grands,  representing  at 
least  three  Lodges,  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business. 

Section  3.  At  the  annual  session,  all  the  subordinate 
Lodges  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
present  their  reports  of  the  business  of  the  year,  together 
with  their  dues,  in  the  form  annexed  to  this  Constitution  ; 
new  members  shall  be  admitted  to  their  seats ;  the  Grand 
officers  elected,  and  such  other  business  transacted  as 
may  be  necessary  to  the  prosperity  of  the  Order.  At  the 
semi-annual  session,  no  business  shall  be  transacted  involv- 
ing the  expenditure  of  the   funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 


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except  ordering  the  payment  ot"  any  appropriation  made, 
or  incidental  expenses  authorized  at  the  annual  session,  or 
for  such  salaries  as  may  be  provided  for  in  this  Constitu- 
tion. No  business  shall  be  transacted  at  any  special 
session  but  such  as  shall  be  distinctly  stated  on  the  notifi- 
cation to  the  members  of  the  time  of  holding  the  same. 

Section  4.  All  questions  before  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
be  determined  by  a  majority  of  the  votes  of  the  members 
present,  except  when  otherwise  ordered  in  this  Constitu- 
tion ;  but  the  Representatives  of  two  subordinate  Lodges 
may  require  the  yeas  and  nays  to  be  taken  and  recorded, 
in  which  case  the  vote  shall  be  taken  by  Lodges,  whose 
votes  shall  be  ascertained  by  polling  the  Representatives 
of  each  subordinate  Lodge  separately,  and  the  majority 
shall  cast  the  vote  of  the  Lodge ;  when  the  Representation 
is  equally  divided,  the  vote  shall  not  be  counted. 

Section  5.  The  Representation  from  the  subordinate 
J-iodges  shall  be  apportioned  among  them  according  to  a 
fixed  ratio,  which  shall  be  ascertained  and  determined  by 
the  Grand  Lodge  from  time  to  time,  as  two-thirds  of  the 
subordinate  Lodges  represented  therein,  and  a  majority 
of  the  Past  Grands  present,  may  determine. 

Section  6.  The  ratio  of  Representation  shall  be,  (until 
altered,)  as  prescribed  in  the  fifth  section  of  these  articles, 
as  follows  :  every  Lodge  numbering  thirty  or  less  contri- 
buting members  shall  be  entitled  to  send  one  Representa- 
tive ;  if  over  thirty,  and  not  exceeding  eighty,  two  Repre- 
sentatives ;  over  07ie  hundred  and  fifty,  three  Representa- 
tives :  Provided,  that  no  Representation  of  any  Lodge  that 
is  in  arrears  for  two  successive  quarters,  shall  be  entitled 
to  vote  in  the  Grand  Lodge  until  such  arrearages  are  paid. 

Section  7.  The  Representatives  of  Lodges  shall  be 
chosen  from  among  the  Past  Grands,  who  are  in  member- 
ship thereof,  by  ballot,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  one  year, 
commencing  on  the  day  appointed  for  holding  the  annual 
communication,  and  ending  on  the  day  preceding  the  next 
annual  communication.     A  Past  Grand  under  suspension 


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in  his  subordinate  Lodge  sliall  not  be  eligible  nor  entitled 
to  a  seat  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  until  such  time  as  his  suspen- 
sion is  determined. 

Section  8.  The  Grand  Lodge  may,  in  its  discretion,  at 
any  time,  on  good  cause  shewn,  enlarge  the  time  ibr  the 
presentations  of  reports  from  the  subordinate  Lodges. 

Section  9.  The  Representation  of  each  Lodge  which  has 
reported  Jiftij  or  more  contributing  members  shall  be  enti- 
tled to  two  votes,  and  of  each  Lodge  which  has  reported 
a  less  number  one  vote,  when  questions  are  determined 
by  Lodges. 

ARTICLE    III. 

ELECTIONS   AND   QUALIFICATIONS  FOR  OFFICE,  &.C. 

Section  1.  The  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  R.  W.  Deputy 
Grand  Master,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden,  R.  W.  Grand 
Secretary,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  and  W.  Grand  Chap- 
lain, shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  communication  in  each 
year:  Provided,  there  is  a  quorum  present,  if  not,  as  soon 
thereafter  as  practicable.  At  the  same  time,  the  Grand 
Master  shall  appoint  the  Grand  Conductor,  Grand  Guar- 
dian, and  Grand  Marshal. 

Section  2.  No  Past  Grand  shall  be  balloted  for  who  has 
not  been  previously  nominated. 

Section  3.  The  Grand  Conductor  shall,  at  each  election, 
present  the  ballot-box  to  every  one  as  he  is  called  by  the 
Grand  Secretary,  and  having  collected  all  the  ballots  shall 
deliver  them  to  the  presiding  officer,  who  shall  appoint 
two  tellers  to  count  the  same  and  report  the  result.  Every 
Past  Grand  in  good  standing  in  this  Lodge,  and  who  is  a 
member  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote 
for  each  officer  ;  and  all  Past  Grands  who  may  not  attend 
the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  allowed  to  write  their  votes  for 
Grand  officers,  attach  their  signatures,  verified  by  the  seal 
of  the  Lodge,  and  forward  the  same  to  the  Grand  Secre- 


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tary,  and  ihe  same  shall  be  counted  as  if  the  P.  G.  were 
present.  A  majority  of  votes  shall  determine  the  election. 
If  there  should  be  no  election  on  the  first  ballot,  a  new 
balloting  shall  be  had,  and  a  majority  of  the  votes  of  the 
members  present  shall  prevail,  and  the  candidate.declared 
duly  elected. 

Section  4.  The  Grand  Representative  shall  be  nomi- 
nated and  elected  in  the  same  manner  as  the  other  Grand 
Officers ;  and  his  expenses  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States  shall  be  paid  by  this  Grand  Lodge,  until  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  shall  otherwise  direct. 

Section  5.  The  Oflacers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  the 
Representatives  of  Lodges  shall  receive  two  dollars  per 
diem,  and  two  dollars  for  every  thirty  miles  of  travel  on 
their  attendance  on  the  sessions  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  6.  No  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be 
eligible  to  the  office  of  Grand  Master  or  as  Grand  Repre- 
sentative unless  he  has  attained  the  R.  P.  degree. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS,    &C. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Master  shall  preside  at  all  meet- 
ings of  the  Grand  Lodge  when  present,  preserve  order 
therein,  decide  all  questions  of  order,  and  shall  have 
power  to  enforce  such  decision  by  fine  or  suspension,  sub- 
ject however  to  an  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge ;  he  shall 
have  the  casting  vote  on  all  occasions,  except  in  the  elec- 
tion of  oflScers  ;  appoint  all  committees,  unless  otherwise 
ordered  by  the  Grand  Lodge  ;  sign  all  orders  on  the  Grand 
Treasurer,  and  all  other  documents  requiring  his  signa- 
ture; grant  dispensations  for  conferring  degrees,  and  for 
other  matters  wherein  immediate  action  is  necessary  ;  and 
transmit,  or  cause  to  be  transmitted  regularly,  a  quarterly 
password  to  every  subordinate  Lodge  under  this  jurisdic- 
tion.    He  shall  be  received  by  a  subordinate  Lodge,  when 


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visiting  in  full  regalia,  with  the  honors  altacheil  to  Lis 
office.  He  shall  have  power,  in  the  absence  of  the  D.  G> 
M.  and  District  D.  G.  M.,  to  appoint  a  quali6ed  P.  Grand 
to  open  newly  chartered  Lodges,  itistall  their  officers  and 
present  their  charters,  and  he  shall,  assisted  by  the  other 
Grand  Officers,  visit  and  inspect  the  books,  proceedings 
and  work  of  the  subordinate  Lodges  once  in  each  year^ 
or  oftenerif  he  deems  it  necessary.  He  may  appoint,  in 
his  discretion,  one  or  more  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters, 
not  exceeding  three,  as  the  interests  of  the  Order  may 
require. 

Section  2.  The  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  be  invested 
\vith  the  powers  of  the  Grand  Master  during  his  absence, 
and  shall  act  as  his  assistant  when  present. 

Section  3.  The  Grand  Warden  shall  preside  in  the  ab- 
.  sence  of  the  Grand  Master  and  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  he 
shall  assist  the  Grand  Master  in  the  ceremonies  of  the 
Order,  and  in  the  preservation  of  decorum  in  the  Grand 
Lodge;  and  ex-ojjicio  confer  degrees  on  all  Past  Officers 
qualified  to  receive  them. 

Section  4.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  attend  in  person 
at  every  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  with  the  books  and 
papers  of  the  Lodge,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar,  and 
in  case  of  his  absence  shall  transmit  the  same  under  the 
penalty  of  five  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Grand 
Lodge ;  he  shall  keep  a  just  and  true  record  of  the  pro- 
ceedings, preserve  all  books,  and  file  all  documents  rela- 
ting thereto;  summon  members  to  attend  at  all  special 
sessions;  attest  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Grand  Treasurer ; 
keep  accurate  accounts  with  the  subordinate  Lodges,  and 
report  all  dehnquent  Lodges ;  collect  all  moneys  due  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  pay  the  same  to  the  Grand  Treasurer, 
taking  a  receipt  for  the  same ;  attest  all  dispensations 
granted  by  the  Grand  Master;  receive  all  documents  re- 
lating to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  submit  the  same  to  the 
Grand  Master,  or  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  if  in  session  ;  con- 
duct the  correspondence  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  attend  all 


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committees  witli  such  official  documents  as  niay  be  neces- 
sary for  their  reference  ;  annually  transmit  a  regular  report 
of  the  Order  in  the  State  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United 
States  ;  keep  a  register  of  all  the  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  to  what  subordinate  Lodge  belonging;  notify 
all  subordinate  Lodges  two  weeks  or  more  previous  to 
each  stated  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge ;  prepare  all 
charters  granted  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  affix  the  seal 
thereto,  and  attend  to  all  business  not  here  enumerated 
and  coming  properly  within  his  duties  ;  and  he  shall  re- 
ceive, as  a  compensation,  such  sum  as  the  Grand  Lodge 
may,  from  time  to  time,  deem  necessary. 

Section  5.  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall  keep  his  books 
in  a  fair  and  legible  manner,  exhibiting  an  account  of  all 
moneys  received  and  paid  away  by  him  for  the  use  and  by 
order  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  attend  all  commit- 
tees, when  required,  with  such  books  and  papers  as  may 
be  necessary  for  their  reference,  and  give  bond  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Section  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Chaplain 
to  attend  every  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  open  and 
close  the  same  with  prayer. 

Section  7.  The  necessary  expenses  of  the  Grand  Offi- 
cers of  the  Grand  Lodge,  in  attending  any  communication 
of  this  Grand  Lodge,  or  in  the  performance  of  any  duty 
required  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  except  instituting  new 
Lodges,  shall  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE  V. 

OF  THE  STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

Section  1.  The  following  Standing  Committees  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  at  the  opening  of  each 
annual  session : 

1.  Committee  of  Elections  and  Returns. 

2.  Committee  of  Finance. 

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3.  Committee  on  Correspondence. 

4.  Committee  on  Grievances  of  Subordinate  Lodges. 

5.  Committee  of  Supervision  of  Lau's  of  Subordinate 
Lodges. 

6.  Committee  on  Printing. 

Section  2.  The  Committee  of  Election  and  Returns 
shall  consist  of  three  members,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
examine  and  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  without  delay, 
on  the  regularity  of  the  returns  of  subordinate  Lodges 
and  on  the  election  and  elegibility  of  members. 

Section  3.  The  Committee  on  Finance  shall  consist  of 
three  members,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine  all  ac- 
counts and  claims  against  the  Grand  Lodge,  previous  to 
their  being  passed  for  payment ;  to  render  the  accounts  of 
the  Grand  Treasurer  quarterly,  and  report  thereon  to  the 
Grand  Lodge ;  and  to  suggest  such  measures  of  Finance 
as  they  may  deem  expedient. 

Section  4.  The  Committee  of  Correspondence  shall 
consist  of  three  members,  to  whom  shall  be  referred  all 
the  correspondence  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  all  accounts 
for  postage. 

Section  5.  The  Committee  on  Grievances  of  Subordi-" 
nate  Lodges  shall  be  composed  of  one  member  from  each 
Lodge,  to  whom  shall  be  referred  all  complaints,  appeals 
and  grievances  from  subordinate  Lodges  or  members 
thereof,  who  shall  report  without  delay. 

Section  6.  The  Committee  of  Supervision  of  Laws  of 
Subordinate  Lodges  shall  consist  of  thiee  members,  to 
w^hom  shall  be  referred  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of 
the  subordinate  Lodges,  and  who  shall  report  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  all  matters  contained  therein  conflicting  with  or  in 
violation  of  this  Constitution  or  the  Constitution  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  and  the  ancient  usage 
and  customs  or  land-marks  of  the  Order,  and  such  other 
matters  relative,  as  they  may  deem  expedient. 


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Section  7.  The  Commiltee  on  Printing  shall  be  charged 
with  the  supervision  of  all  the  printing  which  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  require  to  be  done. 

ARTICLE     VI. 

INSTALLATION,  TERM  OF  OFFICE,  &UC. 

Section  1.  The  Grand  Officers  shall  be  installed  at  any 
time  during  any  of  the  sessions  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  a 
special  session  may  be  called  for  that  purpose.  The  in- 
stallation shall  regularly  take  place,  if  practicable,  during 
the  annual  communication. 

Section  2.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  opened  in  the 
Grand  Lodge  degree  for  the  transaction  of  the  general 
business  of  any  communication ;  but  at  the  installation 
of  officers,  the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  opened  in  the  Scar- 
let degree,  to  admit  brethren  of  that  degree  to  witness 
the  ceremony. 

Section  3.  All  officers  shall  be  installed  to  serve  until 
the  next  annual  session  and  the  installation  of  their  suc- 
cessors. The  Standing  Committees  shall  serve  until  their 
successors  are  appointed,  unless  sooner  discharged  by 
vote  of  the  Grand  Lodo;e. 

Section  4.  The  present  Grand  Master  or  any  Past  Grand 
Master,  or  the  senior  member  present,  may  install  the 
Grand  Master,  who  shall  install  the  other  Grand  Officers. 

Section  5.  All  vacancies  occurring  by  death,  resignation 
or  removal  from  office,  shall  be  filled  as  in  case  of  the  ex- 
piration of  the  term,  and  for  the  residue  of  the  term  of 
the  former  incumbent. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

OF    SUBORDINATE    LODGES. 

Section  1.  On  the  written  application  of  five  or  more 
brethren  who  have  attained  the  Scarlet  degree  (accom- 


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jKuiied  with  their  travelling  cards,  or  tlie  certificate  ot"  the 
D.  G.  M.  that  the  same  are  in  his  hands,)  praying  for  the 
establishment  of  a  Lodge  in  a  place  where  there  is  no 
Lodge ;  or  of  ten  brethren,  five  of  whom  shall  be  qualli- 
fied  as  above,  to  establish  a  Lodge  in  a  place  where  there 
is  already  one  or  more  established,  the  Grand  Lodge  may, 
in  its  discretion,  grant  them  a  charter  upon  the  payment 
of  thirty  dollars  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  two  dollars  to 
the  Grand  Secretary  for  filling  out  and  sealing  the  same. 

Section  2.  The  necessary  charges  and  instructions  shall 
be  delivered  by  the  Grand  Lodge  to  a  new  Lodge  at  or 
before  its  opening,  and  the  installation  of  its  officers  with- 
out any  additional  expense  in  the  transportation.  When 
a  dispensation  is  granted,  the  said  charges  and  instruc- 
tions shall  accompany  the  dispensation. 

Section  3.  At  the  termination  of  each  quarterly  term 
every  subordinate  Lodge  shall  cause  to  be  made  out  and 
forwarded  to  the  Grand  Secretary  a  quarterly  return  com- 
prising the  matters  as  contained  in  the  form  annexed  to 
this  Constitution,  and  at  the  annual  communication  an  an- 
nual return  setting  forth  in  full  the  matters  as  embraced 
in  the  form  also  annexed  to  this  Constitution. 

Section  4.  No  Lodge  shall  be  opened  or  remain  open 
unless  there  shall  be  present  five  brethren,  including  one 
qualified  to  take  the  chair ;  and  every  Lodge,  after  the 
transaction  of  its  business,  shall  be  closed  in  due  form. 
No  Lodge  shall  be  permitted  to  resolve  itself  into  a  Com- 
mittee of  the  whole  or  adjourn  from  time. 

Section  5.  The  elective  officers  of  a  subordinate  Lodge 
shall  be  —  N.  G.,  V.  G.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and 
Permanent  Secretary  or  Syndic;  the  first  four  shall  be 
elected  quarterly  and  the  last,  annually,  by  ballot.  A 
majority  of  all  the  votes  present  shall  be  necessary  to  a 
choice  ;  but  if  more  than  two  brethern  be  in  nomination 
for  any  office,  the  brother  having  the  lowest  number  of 
votes  shall  be  dropped  at  each  successive  ballot,  until  a 
rhoice  is  made.     No  Past  Officer  shall  be  elected  to  an 


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office  past  until  he  shall  have  been  at  least  two  full  terms 
out  of  office,  unless  there  be  no  other  brother  in  nomina- 
tion, or  unless  the  regular  nominees  decline.  The  newly 
elected  officers  shall  be  installed  at  or  before  the  first 
session  of  the  quarter  for  which  they  are  elected.  No 
member  shall  be  eligible  as  N.  G.  until  he  shall  have 
filled  the  chair  of  V.  G.  for  and  during  a  quarterly  term, 
nor  as  V.  G.  until  he  shall  have  served  for  one  quarter  at 
least  in  some  appointed  office. 

Section  6.  The  following  shall  be  the  appointed  offi- 
cers:  R.  and  L.  H.  S.  to  N.  G.,  Warden,  Conductor,  O. 
and  I.  Guardians,  S.  S.  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  N. 
G-,  R.  and  L.  H.  S.  to  V.  G.  who  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  V.  G.  Any  elective  or  appointed  officer  who  shall 
absent  himself  for  more  than  four  successive  Lodge  nights, 
without  sufficient  excuse,  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Lodge, 
shall  vacate  his  seat,  and  in  all  cases  when  the  absence  of 
an  officer  is  excused,  the  cause  of  his  absence  shall  be 
entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  Lod2;e. 

Section  7.  The  name,  age,  and  place  of  abode  of  every 
applicant  for  initiation  or  membership,  shall  be  recorded 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge,  and  the  N.  G.  and  V.  G. 
shall  conjointly  appoint  a  committee  to  investigate  the 
character  of  the  applicant,  and  report  thereon,  which  shall 
be  made  before  the  application  is  acted  upon.  The 
application  shall  be  determined  by  ballot  and  not  other- 
wise, and  if,  on  examining  the  ballots,  but  one  dissenting 
ballot  be  found,  the  question  shall  lie  over  until  the  next 
meeting;  if  more  than  one,  and  not  exceeding  three,  the 
candidate  shall  be  declared  rejected,  but  his  application 
may  be  reconsidered  by  ballot  at  any  time  after  the  space 
of  three  months  from  the  time  of  rejection,  w^hich  ballot- 
ing shall  be  final,  and  if  more  than  one  dissenting  ballot 
be  cast,  he  shall  be  declared  rejected  ;  if  more  than  three 
dissenting  ballots  be  cast  at  any  balloting,  the  candidate 
shall  be  rejected,  nor  shall  any  reconsideration  be  had 
thereof.     Notice  of  all  rejections,  whether  final  or  other- 


wise,  shall  be  senl  to  all  the  Lodges  in  the  State  and  to 
the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  8.  Each  subordinate  Lodge  shall  pay  quarterly 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  ten  per  cent,  on  its  receipts  for  initia- 
tions, degrees,  and  admissions  to  membership,  according 
to  the  scale  fixed  in  this  Constitution. 

Section  9.  No  subordinate  Lodge  shall  receive  or  enter- 
tain a  proposition  for  the  admission  of  a  minor  or  person 
within  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  j  nor  shall  any  person 
be  received  into  this  Order  for  a  less  sum  than  five  dollars, 
nor  admitted  as  a  member  of  any  Lodge  for  a  less  sum 
than  two  dollars.  The  five  degrees  shall  not  be  conferred 
on  any  person  for  a  less  sum  than  ten  dollars. 

Section  10,  Any  subordinate  Lodge  failing  to  make  its 
return  and  pay  its  dues  to  the  Grand  Lodge  as  required 
by  this  Constitution,  for  two  annual  communications  in 
succession,  shall  become  extinct,  and  at  the  next  annual 
communication  its  charter  shall  be  declared  forfeited. 
Upon  the  forfeiture  of  the  charter  of  a  Lodge,  the  last 
installed  officer  shall,  within  three  months,  transmit  to  the 
Grand  Secretary,  or  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by 
the  Grand  Lodge,  the  charter,  books,  papers,  jewels,  and 
furniture  of  said  Lodge. 

Section  11.  Members  of  extinct  Lodges  who  were  clear 
of  the  books  of  such  Lodge  at  the  time  of  its  dissolution, 
or  who  shall  have  paid  all  arrearages  then  due  to  the 
Grand  Lodge,  may,  upon  application  to  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, receive  a  certificate  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  to  enable  him  to  apply  for  admission  into  another 
Lodge ;  and  no  member  from  an  extinct  Lodge  shall  be 
received  as  a  visiter  or  member  into  any  existing  Lodge, 
without  such  certificate. 

Section  12.  Any  subordinate  Lodge  may  grant  a  certifi- 
cate of  honorary  membership  to  any  brother  who  has  taken 
the  Scarlet  degree,  which  shall  entitle  him  to  all  the  priv- 
ileges of  Odd  Fellowship  within  the  State,  and  exonerate 
him  from  the  weekly  and  all  other  contributions  to  said 


Lodge  ;  bat  the  brother  receiving  such  certificate  shall  not 
be  entitled,  at  any  time  ihereatter,  to  the  benefits  of  th(! 
Lodge,  until  he  shall  have  been  received  as  a  contributing 
member  during  the  space  of  twelve  months,  from  the 
surrender  of  the  certificate.  No  certificate  shall  be  grant-* 
ed  for  a  less  sum  than  ten  dollars. 

Section  13.  No  subordinate  Lodge  shall  admit  to  mem- 
bership, either  by  initiation  or  otherwise,  any  person  who 
has  been  rejected  by  any  other  Lodge  ;  nor  shall  any 
Lodge  receive  in  membership  any  person  who  has  pre- 
viously been  a  member  of  the  Order,  by  new  initiation  or 
otherwise,  unless  he  produce  satisfactory  testimony,  by 
card  or  other  means,  of  having  honorably  withdrawn  from 
the  Lodsie  of  which  he  was  last  a  member,  and  that  he  is 
not  an  expelled  or  suspended  member  of  the  Order. 

Section  14.  In  case  of  a  failure  or  deficiency  in  the 
funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the  same  shall  be  supplied  by 
an  assessment  upon  the  Lodges,  according  to  their  repre- 
sentation. 

Section  15.  No  subordinate  Lodge  shall  have  power  to 
confer  the  five  degrees  in  any  place  where  there  shall  be  a 
degree  Lodge  in  existence,  without  a  dispensation  from 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

OF    DEGREE    LODGES. 

Section  1.  On  the  application  of  ten  brethren  of  the 
Scarlet  degree,  five  of  whom  shall  be  P.  G's.  accompanied 
by  the  fee  of  ten  dollars,  praying  for  a  warrant  to  open  a 
De.gree  Lodge,  the  Grand  Lodge  may  grant  the  same; 
and  such  Deoree  Lodcre  shall  be  constituted  and  receive 
its  charter  and  necessary  lectures  and  instructions  in  the 
same  manner  as  is  herein  provided  for  the  subordinate 
Lodges. 


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Section  2.  At  the  end  of  each  Degree  Lodge  term^  all 
l)egree  Lodges  shall  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  work 
of  the  term,  in  the  form  annexed  to  this  Constitution, 
accompanied  by  whatever  amount  may  be  due  the  Grand 
Lodge  ;  and  at  the  annual  session,  a  full  return  of  the 
members  of  the  Lodge. 

Section  3.  No  Degree  Lodge  shall  admit  or  retain  in 
membership  any  brother  who  is  not  at  the  time  a  regular 
contributing  member  of  a  subordinate  Lodge  under  this 
jurisdiction,  unless  his  card  is  in  possession  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  one  of  its  officers,  as  an  apphcant  for  a  charter. 

Section  4.  Each  Degree  Lodge  shall  pay  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  semi-annually  all  surplus  funds  remaining  on  hand 
in  said  Lodo;e  over  and  above  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
dollars,  of  vv^hatsoever  nature  they  may  be,  exclusive  of 
all  regalia,  emblems  and  furniture  for  Degree  Lodge  use, 
or  interest  in  the  buildings  or  apartments,  where  the  same 
may  be  held. 

Section  5.  The  funds  of  a  Degree  Lodge  are  not  liable 
to  be  in  any  manner  distributed  among  the  members  indi- 
vidually, or  to  be  divided  between  one  Degree  Lodge  and 
another  ;  but  shall  exist  the  property  of  the  Lodge  so  long 
as  its  charter  is  unclaimed  and  five  brethren  in  good  stand- 
ing remain  members  thereof,  qualified  to  hold  the  princi- 
pal offices. 

ARTICLE   IX. 

OP    REGALIA,    JEWELS,    &€• 

Section  1.  The  regalia  of  the  M.  W.  G.  M.  and  mem- 
bers of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  consist  of  a  scarlet  apron, 
trimmed  with  yellow  lace  or  fringe ;  a  scarlet  collar, 
trimmed  with  yellow  lace,  with  three  gold  or  gilt  stars  on 
each,  with  scarlet  centres. 

Section  2.  The  jewels  of  the  officers  and  members  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  as  follows,  of  yellow  metal,  viz  : 


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For  Grand  Master,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  with  meri- 
dian sun  in  the  centre. 

For  D.  G.  M.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  rising  sun  in 
the  centre. 

For  G.  W.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  hour-glass  in  the 
centre. 

For  G.  Sec'ry.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  crossed  pens 
in  the  centre. 

For  G.  Treas'r.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  crossed  keys 
in  the  centre. 

For  G.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  crossed  swords  in 
the  centre. 

For  P.  G.  M.  same  as  G.  M.,  with  white  silling  on  the 
external  margin. 

For  P.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  hand  and  heart  in 
the  centre. 

Section  3.  The  regalia  of  subordinate  Lodges  shall  be 
as  follows,  viz: 

For  N.  G.,  scarlet  collar,  trimmed  with  white ;  white 
apron,  with  scarlet  border,  trimmed  with  white  fringe  or 
lace. 

For  V.  G.,  blue  collar,  trimmed  with  white;  white 
apron,  trimmed  with  white  fringe  or  lace. 

For  P.  G.,  scarlet  collar,  trimmed  with  white,  and 
three  stars  on  each  side ;  scarlet  apron,  trimmed  with 
white  fringe  or  lace. 

For  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  green  collars,  trimmed 
with  white  lace  ;  white  aprons. 

For  R.  and  L.  H.  S.  to  N.  G.  and  O.  G.,  scarlet  sashes 
or  collars,  with  rosettes,  according  to  degree. 

For  R.  and  L.  H.  S.  to  V.  G.  and  I.  G.,  blue  sashes  or 
collars,  with  rosettes,  according  to  degree. 

For  W.  and  C.,  black  sashes. 

For  S.  S.,  white  caps  and  robes,  to  correspond  with 
collars  or  sashes,  in  color. 

Section  4.  The  jewels  of  subordinate  Lodges  shall  be 
of  white  metal,  as  follows  :  for  N.  G.,  crossed  gavils ;  V. 

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G.,  hour-glass;  Secretary,  crossed  pens;  Treasurer, 
crossed  keys ;  Conductor,  crossed  rods  ;  Warden,  crossed 
a^es  ;  O.  G.,  crossed  sabres  ;  I.  G.,  crossed  swords. 

Section  5.  The  full  regaha  of  a  Degree  Lodge,  of  the 
N.  G.,  D.  N.  G.  and  D.  A.  N.  G.  shall  be  scarlet  collars  ; 
of  the  N.  G.,  scarlet  sash;  of  the  V.  G.,  blue  collar ; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  green  collars,  each  of  which  to 
be  trimmed  with  while;  O,  G.,  scarlet  sash  ;  I.  G„  blue 
sash;  W.  and  C.,  blue  sashes;  and  of  the  unojSicial 
members,  white  collars,  trimmed  with  scarlet;  and  of  all, 
except  P.  G's.,  white  aprons,  trimmed  according  to  rank 
and  office,  caps  and  robes  to  correspond  with  collars. 

Section  6.  The  Degree  Lodge  jewels  shall  be  of  white 
metal,  except  the  P.  G's.,  as  follows  : 

For  N.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  with  breast  plate 
in  the  centre. 

For  D.  N.  G.  and  D.  A.  N.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star, 
crossed  gavils  in  the  centre. 

For  P.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  (yellow)  hand  and 
heart  in  the  centre. 

For  V.  G.,  a  five  pointed  open  star,  (white)  hour-glass 
in  the  centre. 

For  Secretary,  crossed  pens ;  W.,  crossed  axes;  O.  G., 
crossed  sabres  ;  Treasurer,  crossed  keys ;  Conductor, 
crossed  rods  ;  I.  G.,  crossed  swords. 

Section  7.  The  past  official  regalia  in  the  subordinate 
and  Degree  Lodge  elective  officers  is  the  same  as  the 
office  past,  excepting  P.  G, 

ARTICLE   X. 

OF    AMENDMENTS,     ALTERATIONS,    &C. 

Section  1.  Neither  this  Constitution  nor  any  portion 
thereof,  shall  be  altered,  annulled,  suspended,  or  amend- 
ed, unless  the  proposition  be  made  by  the  Representatives 
of  two  subordinate  Lodges  in  writing  at  a  regular  session, 
which  shall  be  referred  to  the  next  annual  session,  entered 


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on  the  record,  and  reported  by  the  Grand  Secretary  to 
all  the  subordinate  Lodges  within  the  jurisdiction.  At 
the  annual  session  succeeding  the  session  at  which  the 
amendments  or  alterations  were  proposed,  and  not  sooner, 
it  may  be  determined,  but  shall  require  two-thirds  ot"  the 
votes  by  Representatives  and  a  majority  of  the  Past 
Grands  to  adopt  the  same. 

A  communication  from  P.  G.  Holmes,  of  No.  2,  sub- 
tnitting  sundr}''  resolutions  for  the  consideration  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  was  received  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  and 
ordered  to  be  read.  The  following  resolutions  were 
passed  : 

1st.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Officers  shall  be  elected 
at  the  annual  communication  in  each  year,  provided  a 
quorum  be  present,  if  not,  as  soon  after  as  practicable, 
and  no  Past  Grand  shall  be  balloted  for,  who  has  not 
been  previously  nominated,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Grand  Secretary  to  forward  to  each  subordinate  Lodge  a 
list  of  the  nominees. 

2d.  Resolved,  That  every  P.  G.  in  good  standing  in  his 
Lodge,  and  who  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall 
be  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each  officer,  and  all  P.  G's.  who 
may  not  attend  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  allowed  to 
write  their  votes,  for  Grand  Officers  attach  their  signa- 
tures verified  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  of  which  they  are 
members,  and  forward  the  same  to  the  Grand  Secretary, 
and  the  same  shall  be  counted  as  if  the  P.  G.  were  pres- 
ent, a  majority  of  votes  shall  determine  the  election.  If 
there  should  be  no  election  on  the  first  balloting,  a  new 
balloting  shall  be  had,  and  a  majority  of  the  votes  of  the 
members  present  shall  prevail,  and  the  candidate  declared 
duly  elected. 

3d.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Representative  shall  be 
nominated  and  elected  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Grand 
Officers,  and  his  expenses  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States  shall  be  paid  by  this  Grand  Lodge. 

4th.  Resolved.  That  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  Grand 
Officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  in  attending  any  communi- 
cation of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  in  the  performance  of  any 


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duty  required  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  except  instituting 
new  Lodges,  shall  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

On  motion  of  Brother  Rockwell,  it  was  Resolved,  That 
the  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  the  Representatives 
of  Lodges,  shall  receive  two  dollars  per  dien^,  and  two 
dollars  for  every  thirty  miles  of  travel  for  their  attendance 
on  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  the  following  bill 
correct,  viz :  W.  F.  Shearer,  services,  two  dollars  and 
twenty-five  cents. 

On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  fifty  dol- 
lars per  annum  be  the  salary  of  the  Grand  Secretary. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Constitution  and  General 
Laws,  reported  by  the  Committee,  be  adopted  as  a  whole. 

It  was  further  Resolved,  That  the  Printing  Committee 
be  authorized  to  procure  a  sufficient  number  of  By-Laws, 
and  blank  Dispensations,  Charters,  &c. 

The  M.  W.  Grand  Master  informed  the  Grand  Lodge, 
that  this  evening  was  the  proper  time,  under  our  By-Laws, 
for  nomination  of  officers  to  serve  the  ensuing  year. 

P.  G.  Rockwell,  of  No.  4,  nominated  the  present 
officers. 

No  further  business  appearing,  the  Grand  Lodge  was 
closed  in  due  and  ancient  form. 


ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,         J 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  7th,  1844.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  this  evening  at  Odd  Fellows* 
Hall,  it  being  its  regular  annual  communication  :  present, 
A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  G.  M.;  E.  Parsons,  R.  W.  G.  W.; 
G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  G.  S.;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  G.  T.; 
G.  Butler,  W.  G.  C;  E.  J.  Jones,  W.  G.  M. 

There  not  being  a  quorum  present,  the  Grand  Master 
declared  the  Lodge  duly  opened  in  the  Scarlet  Degree. 


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Brothers  P.  G's.  Wayne  and  Scott,  of  Oglethorpe,  No. 
1 ;  Morel,  of  Live  Oak,  No.  3  ;  Wing,  of  Sylvan,  No.  4 ; 
Austen,  of  Washington,  No.  7,  presented  their  certificates, 
and  by  order  of  the  Grand  Master,  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Warden  proceeded  to  examine  the  applicants,  and  being 
found  correct,  delivered  to  them  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 
The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet  Degree, 
and  opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree.  The  minutes 
of  the  semi-annual  communication  were  read  and  con- 
firmed. The  Committee  on  Elections  were  presented, 
with  the  quarterly  reports  of  subordinate  Lodges  and 
certificates  of  representation  —  there  being  but  one  of 
that  Committee  present,  the  places  of  the  absentees  were 
temporarily  filled  by  the  Grand  Master  appointing  P. 
G's.  Wayne  and  Austen,  and,  they  having  retired,  made 
the  following  report : 

We,  the  undersigned  members  of  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  Georgia,  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns, 
beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  report,  viz : 

Reports  have  been  made  by  the  following  Lodges  under 

this  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge,   viz :   Oglethorpe, 

•  No.  1 ;  Live  Oak,  No,  3  ;  Sylvan,  No.  4 ;  United  Brothers, 

No.  5 ;  Washington,  No.  7.     We  also  report  Muscogee, 

No.  6,  as  informal,  not  having  seal  attached. 

This  report  is  for  the  quarter  ending  April  30th,  1844. 
The  quarter  ending  July  31st,  we  report  returns  from  the 
following  Lodges,  viz  :  Oglethorpe,  No.  1 ;  Franklin,  No. 
2;  Sylvan,  No.  4;  United  Brothers,  No.  5  ;  Washington, 
No.  7.  We  also  report  Live  Oak,  No.  3 ;  Muscogee,  No. 
6  ;  Cherokee,  No.  8,  informal,  not  having  seals  attached 
to  reports. 

The  certificates  of  the  following  brothers  have  been 
examined  by  your  Committee,  viz :  R.  Wayne,  No.  1, 
who  has  served  a  regular  term  as  V.  G.  and  N.  G.;  John 
Scott,  Jr.,  No.  1,  regular  term  as  Permanent  Secretary, 
v.  G.  and  N.  G.;  J.  S.  Morel,  No.  3,  a  regular  term  as  V. 
G.  and  N.  G. 


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Brothers  R.  Wayne,  E.  H.  Rogers  and  A.  N.  Miller, 
No.  1 ;  E.  Parsons  and  J.  S.  Morel,  No.  3 ;  P.  O.  Wing, 
No.  4  ;  and  Robert  Austen,  No.  7,  have  presented  their 
certificates  of  being  regularly  elected  Representatives  to 
this  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia,  from  the  several 
Lodges  to  which  they  belong. 

R.  WAYNE, 

R.  AUSTEN,    )>  Committee. 

E. 


\.  WAYNE,  ) 
L  AUSTEN,  } 
:.  J.  JONES,  ) 


On  niotiori,  the  report  was  received  and  adopted,  and 
the  Grand  Secretary  instructed  to  return  the  reports  that 
were  informal  to  the  respective  Lodges,  with  the  request 
that  they  be  rectified. 

The  Grand  Warden  then  proceeded  to  deliver  the  Side 
[Degrees,  to  brothers,  according  to  their  eligibility. 

The  Grand  Master  appointed  P.  G's.  J.  Scott,  Jr.,  and 
P.  O.  Wing,  in  place  of  brothers  Rockwell  and  Leeds,' 
Committee  on  Finance,  who  having  been  presented  with 
the  Grand  Secretary's  and  Treasurer's  reports  and  sundry 
bills  against  the  Lodge,  made  the  following  report : 

Your  Committee  on  Finance  beg  leave  respectfully  to 
report  the  following  bills  : 

Messrs.  Locke  <&  Davis,  printing,  $55  00 

Republican  Press,  printing,  18  00 

Thomas  Purse,  sundries,  4  00 

S.  Philbrick,  iron  safe,  &c.,  40  00—117  00 

They  have  also  examined  the  Grand  Treasurer's  report, 
and  find  it  correct,  showing  a  balance  due  by  him  of 
eight  hundred  dollars  and  thirty-nine  cents,  also  thte 
Grand  Secretary's  report  has  been  examined  and  found 
correct. 


G.  BUTLER, 
P.  O.  WL\G, 
J.  SCOTT,  J] 

This  report  was,  on  motion,  received  and  adopted. 


'     } 
P.  O.  WL\G,     >  Committee. 

J.  SCOTT,  Jr.  ) 


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The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Printing,  made  thp 
following  report,  which  was,  on  motion,  received,  viz: 

The  Committee  on  Printing  report  they  have  procured 
three  hundred  copies  of  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  a  sample  of  which  is  before  you,  they  have  also 
procured  seventy-five  Charters  printed  on  pearl  paper ; 
the  type  of  the  Eagle  they  ordered  from  New  York,  cost 
^ve  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  which  is  the  property  of  the 
Lodge ;  a  sample  of  the  Charters  is  before  you,  all  of 
which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

E.  PARSONS,  Chairman. 

There  having  been  no  Committee  appointed  at  the 
prganization  of  this  Lodge,  for  the  supervision  of  By-Laws, 
^he  Grand  Master  appointed  brothers  Past  Grands  Parsons, 
Wing  and  Austen,  said  Committee. 

The  Grand  Secretary  stated  to  the  Lodge  he  had  re- 
quested the  several  Lodges  to  send  him  a  copy  of  their 
By-Laws,  and  he  had  received  them  from  the  following 
Lodges,  viz :  Oglethorpe,  No.  1 ;  Live  Oak,  No.  3  j 
Sylvan,  No.  4  ;  Muscogee,  No.  G  and  Washington,  No.  7  ; 
■jivhich  he  submitted  to  the  Committee  on  supervision  of 
Py-Laws. 

The  evening  being  far  advanced,  the  Grand  Lodgp 
adjourned  until  5  o'clock  to-morrow  evening. 


ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,  y 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  Sth,  5  o'clock,  p.  m.  5 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  Grand  Lodge  met — Pres- 
ent, A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master ;  E.  Parsons,  R. 
W.  G.  Warden  ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer ; 
G.  Butler,  W.  Grand  Conductor;  P.  G's  Wayne  and 
Scott,  No.  1 ;  Morel,  No.  3 ;  Wing,  No.  4:  Austen,  No.  7, 


The  Committee  on  Supervision  of  By-Laws,  was  called 
up  and  through  their  Chairman,  made  the  following  report. 

The  undersigned  Committee  appointed  for  the  super- 
vision of  By-Laws  of  Subordinate  Lodges,  beg  leave 
respectfully  to  submit  the  following  report : 

We  find  the  following  articles  to  militate  against  the 
Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  viz  :  Oglethorpe,  No.  1, 
of  the  Constitution,  art.  2d,  sec.  1st,  latter  part  clause  2d; 
art.  2d,  sec.  1st,  latter  part  clause  5th ;  art.  3d,  sec.  3d, 
clause  4th ;  of  the  By-Laws,  rule  6th,  sec.  1st ;  Live  Oak 
No.  3,  By-Laws,  rule  3d,  sec.  2d;  Sylvan,  No.  4,  correct; 
Muscogee,  No.  6,  art.  2d,  sec.  1st,  latter  part  clause  1st; 
art.  3d,  sec.  3d,  clause  3d,  of  the  Constitution ;  Washington 
No.  7,  art.  2d,  sec.  7th  ;  art.  3d,  latter  part  sec.  1st,  rule  9. 

The  By-Laws  of  Franklin,  No.  2 ;  United  Brothers, 
No.  5  ;  Cherokee,  No.  S  ;  have  not  been  laid  before  your 
Committee ;  your  Committee  would  further  report  that 
they  have  examined  and  find  many  discrepances  in  the 
manner  of  conducting  the  elections  of  members  of  various 
Subordinate  Lodges,  and  in  order  to  produce  uniformity 
throughout  the  State,  would  recommend  the  adoption  of 
the  following  resolution. 

Resolved,  That  the  several  Lodges  working  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  be  required  to  adopt 
immediately  sec.  7,  of  art.  7,  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  or  make  their  By-Laws  conform  to  the 
same,  all  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

E.  PARSONS,  ) 

R.  AUSTEN,    }  Committee, 

P.  O.  WING,    ) 

And  be  it  further  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary 
notify  the  different  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this 
Grand  Lodge  of  all  the  articles  of  the  By-Laws,  which 
now  conflict  with  the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
requesting  their  immediate  correction. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  brother  E. 
Parsons : 


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Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  three  be  appointed  to 
report  all  members  entitled  to  pay  by  the  Constitution  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  and  the  amount  due  each. 

P.  G.  Parsons,  Morel  and  Butler,  constituted  that 
Committee. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Wing : 

Resolved,  That  the  name  of  no  candidate  for  admission 
Into  any  Subordinate  Lodge,  working  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  this  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  withdrawn,  after  the 
Investigating  Committee  have  made  their  report. 

The  Grand  Secretary's  annual  report  was  received, 
read  and  ordered  to  be  placed  upon  the  minutes.  The 
Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  until  9  o'clock  this  evening. 


ODD    FELLOW^ 3    HALL 


SAVANNAH,  AUG.  8th,  9  o'clock 


,  p.  M.  5 


Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  Grand  Lodge  met — Pres- 
nt,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  E.  Parsons,  R.  W. 
Orand  Warden ;  G.  W.  Miller,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary ; 
E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer;  G.  Butler,  W. 
Grand  Conductor ;  P.  G's  Scott,  No.  1 ;  Morel,  No.  3  J 
Wing,  No.  4 ;  Austen,  No.  7. 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  pay  of 
OEEicers  and  Representation,  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  read  and  adopted. 

5 


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The  Special  Committee,  appointed  to  ascertain  the 
number  of  Officers  and  Representation  entitled  to  emolu- 
ment at  and  since  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution  and 
By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  beg 
leave  to  report  the  following  members  entitled  to  the 
amount  set  opposite  their  names. 

A.  N.  Miller,      ------  $14  00 

E.  Parsons, 14  00 

G.  W.  Miller,     - 10  GO 

E.  H.  Rogers, 14  00 

G.  Butler,           ------  lO  00 

E.  J.  Jones, 6  00 

W.  S.  Rockwell, 81  00 

D.  S.  Lemmon, 42  00 

R.  Wayne, 4  00 

J.  S.  Morel,   -------  4  00 

P.  O.  Wing, -  29  00 

R.  Austen,     -        =        -        -        -        -        -  22  00 

E.  PARSONS, ) 

G.  BUTLER,    }  Committee, 

J.  S.  MOREL,  ) 

The  Grand  Master  stated  it  was  necessary  at  this  com- 
munication to  elect  a  Grand  Representative  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  States. 

Past  Grand  Parsons  was  nominated. 

On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  when  only  one  candi- 
date was  before  the  Lodge,  the  usual  form  of  balloting 
shall  be  dispensed  with,  and  vote  viva  voce. 

Past  Grand  Parsons  was  then  unanimously  elected 
Grand  Representative. 

The  Grand  Secretary  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  unanimously  adopted  : 


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Resolved^  That  when  our  Grand  Representative  attends 
the  annual  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States,  to  be  held  at  Baltimore,  he  be  authorized 
to  procure  such  Regalia  and  Jewels  as  are  prescribed  in 
the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  also  saddle,  bridle 
and  trappings  for  Grand  Marshal,  and  the  Grand  Trea- 
surer be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  his  draft  for  the 
same,  provided  the  same  does  not  exceed  in  amount  three 
hundred  dollars. 


Application  was  made  by  the  Grand  Secretary  for  a 
charter  for  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6,  which  was  granted. 

The  Grand  Master  stated  to  the  Grand  Lodge  that  since 
the  semi-annual  communication,  nothing  of  importance  had 
come  before  him,  with  the  exception  of  an  application  of 
seven  brothers  of  the  Scarlet  Degree,  in  good  standing  in 
Augusta,  Georgia,  for  a  dispensation  to  open  a  Lodge  in 
said  place  ;  that  he  had  deputised  the  Grand  Secretary 
to  open  said  Lodge,  which  was  done  under  the  name  and 
title  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7  ;  also  an  application  of 
seven  brothers  in  Marietta,  Cobb  county,  Georgia,  which 
was  opened  by  our  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master,  G.  L. 
Warren,  under  the  name  and  title  of  Cherokee  Lodge, 
No.  8.     Charters  were  granted  to  both. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  reported  Grand  Secretary's 
bill  for  services  to  Lodge,  at  $50  00 

W.  Shearer's  account,  lighting  up  Lodge 

room,  &c.  1  00— $51  00 

Correct,  and  they  were  passed  for  payment. 

Live  Oak  Lodge  made  application  to  renew  the  ballot 
in  the  case  of  James  Dixon,  a  rejected  applicant  for 
membership,  and  sufficient  reasons  having  been  set  forth, 
the  Grand  Lodge,  on  motion,  granted  the  prayer  of  said 
petition. 


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Election  of  officers  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year  being 
next  in  order,  and,  according  to  the  Constitution,  Past 
Grand  officers  must  be  nominated  at  the  communication 
preceding  the  annual  meeting.  The  present  officers  then 
stood  as  nominated,  viz  : 

Brother  G.  M.,  A.  N.  Miller,  was  re-elected  to  the 
office  of  Grand  Master,  he  receiving  five  votes,  blank  two ; 
the  vote  was  then  taken  for  Deputy  Grand  Master,  brother 
Warren  receiving  two  votes,  blank  six  ;  brothers  Austen, 
of  Washington,  No.  7,  and  Wing,  of  Sylvan,  No.  4,  were 
severally  nominated  for  the  office,  and  the  ballot  resulted 
in  the  election  of  brother  R.  Austen,  of  Washington,  No. 
7,  he  receiving  four  votes,  and  brother  Wing  receiving 
three  votes.  The  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  resigned  his 
nomination,  and  brothers  Butler,  of  Oglethorpe.  No.  1, 
and  E.  J.  Jones,  of  Live  Oak,  No.  3,  were  nominated, 
the  ballot  resulting  in  favor  of  brother  Jones,  of  Live 
Oak,  No.  3,  brother  Jones  five  votes,  brother  Butler  three. 
The  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  declined  the  nomination,  and 
resigned  his  office,  whereupon  brother  Wayne  of  Ogle- 
thorpe No.  1,  was  nominated,  and  being  the  only  candidate, 
was  unanimously  elected.  Brother  E.  H.  Rogers,  was 
unanimously  elected  Treasurer,  he  being  the  only  candi- 
date. The  vote  was  then  taken  for  Grand  Chaplain, 
brother  Kempton  receiving  three  votes,  blank  six ;  brother 
Morel  was  then  nominated,  and  being  the  only  candi' 
date,  was  unanimously  elected. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  again  on  the 
9th  instant,  at  8  o'clock,  P.  M. 


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ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL,  ^ 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  9th,  S  o'clock,  p.  m.  5 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  Grand  Lodge  met  this 
evening,  opening  in  the  Scarlet  Degree,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  instalhng  the  officers  elect.  Our  R.  W. 
Grand  Warden,  Parsons,  rose  and  made  a  few  remarks, 
respecting  the  election  of  officers  on  the  preceding 
evening.  He  did  not  think  that  officers  who  had  served 
one  term  should  succeed  themselves ;  it  was  in  direct 
contradiction  with  the  established  usages  and  customs  of 
the  Order,  &c.;  concluding  with  a  query  whether  the  old 
officers  who  were  elected  to  serve  the  ensuing  term,  were 
again  to  be  installed  into  office,  which  being  answered  in 
the  affirmative,  he  made  the  following  protest : 

With  all  due  respect  to  the  opinions  and  decision  of  our 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  and  the  officers  and  representatives 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia,  I  most  respectfully  beg 
leave  to  differ  on  the  subject  of  elections.  Having 
examined  the  usages  of  our  Order,  as  far  as  I  am  able,  I 
find  no  precedent  to  justify  the  re-election  of  Grand 
Master  successively,  or  any  other  elective  officer,  except- 
ing Grand  Warden  and  Grand  Corresponding  Secretary, 
With  a  deep  sense  of  the  obligation  I  have  taken  to  obey 
the  laws,  customs  and  usages  of  our  ancient  Order,  I 
hereby  enter  my  solemn  protest  against  the  installation 
of  those  brethren  who  have  been  re-elected  to  be  their 
own  successors  in  office  in  this  Grand  Lodge. 

E.  PARSONS,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden. 

Some  discussion  here  took  place  as  to  the  propriety  of 
placing  the  above  on  the  minutes,  but  as  the  Grand 
Warden  seemed  very  anxious  to  have  the  same  entered 
upon  the  minutes,  a  motion  to  that  effect  prevailed,  and  it 
was  ordered  to  be  entered  thereon. 


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The  Grand  Master  then  requested  the  Grand  Warden 
to  occupy  his  seat  and  proceed  to  install  the  oflBcers  elect. 

G.  Master,  A.  N.  Miller,  was  then  installed  Grand 
Master;  R.  Austen,  Washington  No.  7,  Deputy  Grand 
Master;  E.  H.  Rogers,  Grand  Treasurer;  J.  S.  Morel, 
Grand  Chaplain. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet 
Degree,  and  opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  reported  W.  F.  Shearer's 
bill,  attending  to  Lodge  room,  one  dollar — correct,  which 
was  ordered  to  be  paid. 

On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  ninety 
dollars  be  appropriated  to  defray  the  expenses  of  our 
Grand  Representative  to  the  annual  communication  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  the  same  to  be 
paid  out  of  any  moneys  in  the  Treasury,  not  otherwise 
appropriated. 

On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  twenty 
dollars  be  appropriated  to  pay  Representation  dues  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Rogers  of  No.  1,  and  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Morel,  of 
No.  3,  for  a  first  reading : 

Resolved,  That  the  word  three  in  article  2d,  section  2d, 
relative  to  the  constitution  of  a  quorum,  for  the  transac- 
tion of  business,  be  altered  to  two,  making  it  read  thus : 
Seven  Past  Grands,  representing  at  least  two  Lodges, 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Resolved,  That  the  Committee  on  Printing  be  authorised 
to  have  fifty  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
printed,  and  annex  the  names,  of  the  brethren  of  all  the 
subordinate  Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction,  and  the  general 
statistics  relating  to  them,  the  amount  of  cost  of  the  same 
to  be  paid  by  this  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed. 

G.  W.  MILLER,  Grand  Secretary, 


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ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL, 

SAVANNAH,  FEB.  5ih,  1845. 

A  regular  semi-annual  communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  was  held  at  Oglethorpe  Lodge  room  this  evening  at 
7  o'clock — Present,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master; 
R.  Austen  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master;  R.  Wayne,  R. 
W.  Grand  Secretary  ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W.  Grand 
Treasurer;  E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Guardian;  Past 
Grands  Butler,  Holmes  and  E.  Parsons. 

The  Lodge  was  opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  communication  were  read 
and  confirmed.  The  certificates  of  P.  G's.  Jno.  N.  Lewis 
and  T.  E.  Lloyd,  of  Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  and  J.  P.  Collins 
and  W.  A.  Carswell,  of  Live  Oak,  No.  3,  as  Past  Grands, 
also  of  A.  Benton,  of  Franklin,  No.  2,  and  C.  R.  Parsons, 
of  United  Brothers,  No.  5,  as  Past  Grands  and  Represen- 
tatives of  the  Lodges  to  which  they  belong,  also  a  certi- 
cate  of  P.  G.  Holmes,  of  Franklin,  No.  2,  Representative 
for  one  year,  from  August  1st,  1844,  were  received  and 
passed  to  the  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns,  who 
made  the  following  report,  viz  : 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  having 
examined  the  certificates  of  the  following  Past  Grands 
and  Representatives,  viz :  Jno.  N.  Lewis  and  T.  E.  Llo3'^d, 
of  No.  1,  and  J.  P.  Collins  and  W.  A.  Carswell,  of  No. 
3,  as  Past  Grands,  also  certificates  of  Amos  Benton,  of 
Franklin,  No.  2,  and  C.  R.  Parsons,  of  United  Brothers, 
No.  5,  as  Past  Grands  and  Representatives  for  one  year, 
from  August  1st,  1844,  of  the  Lodges  to  which  they 
belong,  also  certificates  of  P.  G.  Holmes,  of  Franklin, 
No.  2,   as  Representative  for  one  year  from  August  1st, 


42 

1844,  find  the  same  correct,  and  recommend  that  the 
side  degrees  be  conferred  upon  each  according  to  their 
certificates, 

R.  WAYNE,  ) 

ISAAC  HOLMES,       }  Committee. 

G.  BUTLER,  pro  tem.  ) 

They  were  conducted  in  and  the  side  degrees  conferred 
upon  them. 

The  Grand  Master  stated  that  nothing  of  importance 
had  transpired  or  come  to  his  notice  since  the  last  annual 
communication,  except  the  subject  of  the  By-Laws  for 
the  government  of  subordinate  Lodges;  and  it  appeared 
that  some  of  the  Lodges  had  received  the  impression  that 
they  had  no  right  to  alter  their  constitutions  to  make  them 
conform  to  the  constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
mentioned  Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  who  had  upon  the  requisition 
of  the.  Grand  Lodge  being  made  to  them,  appointed  a 
Committee  to  take  the  subject  into  consideration,  who 
made  the  following  report,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
Lodge,  and  handed  to  the  Grand  Master : 

Resolved,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  amend  the 
By-Laws  so  as  to  meet  the  requisitions  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Georgia,  and  to  refer  to  that  body  the  constitu- 
tion lor  their  alteration. 

R.  W.  Grand  Representative,  E.  Parsons,  stated  that 
before  any  action  should  be  taken  in  this  matter,  he 
would  state  for  the  information  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  that 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  had  taken  up  the 
Constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  ratified  all  the 
articles  in  it,  except  section  12  of  article  7,  and  requested 
him  to  state  it  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  next  semi-annual 
communication,  and  have  the  same  stricken  out. 

Whereupon  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  section  be  stricken 
out. 


43 

Past  Grand  T.  E.  Lloyd,  of  Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  offered 
the  following  resolution,  which  was  seconded  by  Past 
Grand  E.  Parsons : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Georgia  transmit  to  the  N.  G's.  of  the  several 
Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction  a  copy  of  the  Constitution 
of  this  Grand  Lodge  with  directions  to  adopt  the  same  as 
far  as  regards  subordinate  Lodges  as  the  Constitution  of 
their  respective  Lodges. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  reported  the  following  bills 
correct,  viz  : 

E.  Parsons,  for  regalia,  &c.,       -     -     $226  69 
W.  F.  Shearer,  services,  &c.,    -    -  1  25— $227  94 

Some  discussion  took  place  on  the  subject  of  altering 
or  amending  our  Constitution,  whereupon  Past  Grand 
Holmes,  of  Franklin,  No.  2,  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution : 

Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  one  from  each  subor- 
dinate Lodge  now  represented,  be  appointed  to  examine 
the  Constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  make  such 
amendments  and  suggestions  as  they  may  consider  neces- 
sary for  the  good  of  the  Order. 

The  Grand  Master  appointed  the  following  Past  Grands 
that  Committee,  viz :  T.  E.  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  A.  Benton, 
of  No.  2,  J.  P.  ColUns,  of  No.  3,  C.  R,  Parsons,  of  No.  5, 
R.  Austen,  of  No.  7. 

Past  Grand  Austen,  of  No.  7,  offered  the  following 
resolution : 

Resolved,  That  no  member  of  this  Order,  residing  out 
of  the  limits  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  shall  be  permitted 
to  hold  any  elective  or  appointed  office  in  any  subordinate 
Lodge  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 


44 

It  being  a  late  hour,  the  Grand  Lodge  was,  on  motion, 
adjourned  until  to-nnorrow  afternoon,  at  3  o'clock,  to  meet 
at  Live  Oak  Lodge  room. 


ODD    fellow's    hall,  ) 

SAVAN?^AH,  FEB.  6th,  1845—3,  p.  m.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment  at  Live 
Oak  Lodge  room — Present,  R.  Austen,  R.  W.  Deputy 
Grand  Master;  E.  J.  Jones,  R,  W.  Grand  Warden  ;  R. 
Wayne,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W. 
Grand  Treasurer;  E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Con- 
ductor; Past  Grands  E.  Parsons,  I.  Holmes,  John  Scott, 
Jr.,  G.  Butler,  John  N.  Lewis,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  C.  R.  Parsons, 
A.  Benton,  J.  P.  Colhns. 

Past  Grand  R.  Austen,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M.  took  the  Chair, 
and  the  Grand  Lodge  was  opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge 
Degree. 

The  Committee  appointed  last  evening  to  take  into 
consideration,  altering  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  being  called  up,  the  Chairman  stated  that  they 
were  not  ready  to  report  and  asked  for  further  time,  which 
was  granted. 

Resolved,  That  further  time  be  granted  to  the  Committee 
and  that  one  Past  Grand  from  each  subordinate  Lodge 
unrepresented,  be  added  to  said  Committee. 

The  Grand  Master  having  made  his  appearance.  Past 
Grand  Austen  vacated  his  seat,  and  the  Grand  Master 
took  the  Chair. 


45 

The  quarterly  returns  of  subordinate  Lodges  were  then 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Committee  on  Elections  and 
Returns,  as  follows,  viz  : 
Oglethorpe,     No.  1,  30th  September  and  31st  December. 


Franklin, 

"    2, 

Live  Oak, 

"    3, 

Sylvan, 

"    4, 

U.  Brothers, 

"    5, 

Muscogee, 

"    6, 

Washington, 

"    7, 

Cherokee, 

"  s. 

We,  the  undersigned  Committee  on  Elections  and 
Returns,  have  examined  the  above  quarterly  returns  of 
Lodges  and  found  the  same  correct. 

R.  WAYNE,  ) 

ISAAC   HOLMES,    }  Committee, 

C.  R.  PARSONS,      ) 

The  Finance  Committee  were  requested  to  ascertain 
the  amount  due  to  Grand  officers  and  representatives,  this 
semi-annual  communication,  who  retired  and  made  the 
following  report. 

Your  Committee  on  Finance  beg  leave  to  report  the 
following  officers  and  representatives  entitled  to  the  sums 
set  opposite  their  respective  names,  for  attendance  on 
Grand  Lodge  at  this  semi-annual  communication,  viz  : 

A.  N.  Miller, $8  00 

R.  Austen,     -         -         -         -         -         -         -28  00 

R.  Wayne, 8  00 

E.  H.  Rogers, 8  00 

A.  Benton, -  30  00 

C.  R.  Parsons, 30  00 

I.  Holmes, 30  00 

E.  J.  Jones,   -         -         -        -         -        -        -2  00 

E.  Parsons,         --.__-  4  00 

E.  S.  Kempton,      -        -        -        -        -        -4  00 

$152  00 


4G 

We  also  report  W.  F.  Shearer's  account  for  preparing 
room,  one  dollar — correct ;  dated  6th  February,  1S45. 

G.  BUTLER,  ) 

E.  J.  JONES,   >  Committee. 

A.  BENTON,  ) 

The  Grand  Secretary  acknowledges  receipts  from 
the  following  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand 
Lodge : 

Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  quarter  ending  30th  Sept.,  $14  20 

31st  Dec,  24  70 

"  "        30th  Sept.,  16  93 

"  "        31st  Dec,  20  34 

"  "        30th  Sept.,  21  45 

"  "        31st  Dec,  12  65 

«  "         30th  Sept.,  14  71 

"  "        31st  Dec,  13  50 

•"  «        30lh  Sept.,  6  00 

"  "        31st  Dec,  4  00 

"  "        31st  Dec,  7  00 


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1, 

Franklin, 

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2, 

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2, 

Live  Oak, 

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3, 

U.  Brothers, 

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5, 

Muscogee, 

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6, 

Washington 

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Cherokee, 

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$155  48 


The  Corresponding  Committee  was  then  called  and 
they  retired  and  brought  in  the  following  report. 

The  Committee  on  Correspondence  have  the  pleasure  to 
report  that  the  Grand  Secretary  has  conducted  the  corres- 
pondence of  this  Grand  Lodge  in  a  proper  manner  up  to 
this  date,  February  6th,  1845. 

J.  SCOTT,  Jr.,  ) 

E.  PARSONS,     >  Committee. 

R.  AUSTEN,       ) 

Past  Grand  E.  Parsons  exhibited  a  copy  of  journal  of 
proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States, 
and  thought  it  a  matter  of  great  importance  that  every 
Lodge  should  have  a  copy,  and  offered  the  following 
resolution,  viz : 


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Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  furnish  each  subordi- 
nate Lodge,  under  its  jurisdiction,  a  copy  of  McGowan 
and  Treadwells  edition  of  the  journal  of  proceedings  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Holmes,  of  No.  2,  and  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Wayne, 
of  No.  1 : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to  notify- 
all  subordinate  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  to  provide  themselves  with  jewels  as  prescribed 
in  the  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Past  Grand  Austen  called  for  the  yeas  and  nays,  which 
were  ordered  by  the  Grand  Master. 

Yeas — A.  N.  Miller,  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  Wayne,  of  Ogle- 
thorpe, No.  1;  L  Holmes,  A.  Benton,  of  Franklin,  No.  2; 
E.  Parsons,  of  Live  Oak,  No.  3.     Total  6. 

Nays — C.  R.  Parsons,  of  United  Brothers,  No.  5,  and 
R.  Austen,  of  Washington,  No.  7.     Total  2. 

Past  Grand  E.  Parsons  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  unanimously  passed  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  District 
Deputy  Grand  Masters  be  authorised  to  confer  past  official 
degrees  on  past  officers,  when  they  produce  a  certificate, 
that  they  are  entitled  to  receive  them,  or  that  they  have 
passed  the  chairs  to  which  the  degrees  belong,  the  same 
to  have  attached  the  seal  of  the  Lodge  to  which  they 
belong. 

The  Grand  Master  then  stated  that  this  is  the  regular 
time  to  nominate  Grand  officers,  to  be  elected  at  the  next 
annual  communication.  Whereupon  the  following  Past 
Grands  were  nominated  : 

For  Grand  Master,  E.  H.  Rogers,  of  No.  1,  and  E. 
Parsons,  of  No.  3;  for  Deputy  Grand  Master,  W.  S. 
Rockwell,  of   No.   4,  and  L    Holmes,  of  No.  2 ;   for 


Grand  Warden,  G.  Butler,  of  No.  1 ;  for  Grand  Secretdryj 
Jno.  N.  Lewis,  of  No.  1 ;  for  Grand  Treasurer,  J.  P.  Gollins> 
of  No.  3;  for  Grand  Chaplain,  J.  S.  Morel,  of  No.  3. 

The  Grand  Master  stated  that  he  had  a  petition  in  his 
hand  of  twelve  brothers,  scarlet  members,  in  good  stand- 
ing, praying  that  a  charter  be  granted  to  open  a  new- 
Lodge  in  the  city  of  Savannah,  which  being  read  and 
found  informal,  the  following  resolution  was  passed  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  requested  to 
return  said  petition  to  the  petitioners,  and  inform  them 
that  whenever  their  petition  comes  in  in  due  form,  their 
prayer  will  be  granted. 

The  resolution  offered  at  the  last  annual  communication 
by  Past  Grands  Morel  and  Rogers,  was  read  the  second 
time  and  laid  on  the  table. 

The  Printing  Committee  reported  that  the  proceedings 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  were  written  up,  ready  for  publi- 
cation, but  it  being  so  near  the  semi-annual  communica- 
tion, the  Grand  Master  thought  best  to  defer  having  it 
printed  until  this  communication  had  passed,  so  as  to 
include  those  proceedings,  whereupon  it  was 

Resolved.  That  the  Committee  be  requested  to  have  the 
proceedings  of  this  semi-annual  communication  included 
with  the  lormer,  and  have  them  published  forthwith. 

There  being  no  further  business,  the  Grand  Lodge  was 
closed  in  due  form. 

R.  WAYNE.   Grand  Secretary, 


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SAVANNAH,  AUG.  6th,  1845. 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  this  evening  in  De  Kalb  Lodge 
Room  —  Present,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  R. 
Austen,  R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master ;  E.  J.  Jones,  R.  W. 
Grand  Warden  ;  R.  Wayne,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary ;  J. 
N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  pro  tern.;  J.  S.  Morel, 
R.  W.  Grand  Chaplain ;  George  W.  Miller,  W.  Grand 
Marshal ;  John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  Grand  Conductor,  pro  tem.; 
E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Guardian ;  Past  Grands  L 
Holmes,  G.  Butler,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  and  J.  P.  Collins. 

The  Grand  Master  declared  the  Grand  Lodge  duly 
opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 

Past  Grands  Scranton  and  Purse,  of  Oglethorpe,  No. 
1 ;  J.  J.  Jones,  Franklin,  No.  2 ;  R.  Raiford,  Live  Oak, 
No.  3  ;  J.  C.  F.  Clark  and  Wm.  Steele,  Sylvan,  No.  4; 
J.  Barnes,  A.  B.  Hartwell  and  A..  J.  Raymur,  United 
Brothers,  No.  5  ;  M.  Woodruff  and  Wiley  Williams, 
Muscogee,  No.  6  ;  James  Adam,  Benj.  Conley  and  L^  D. 
Ford,  Washington,  No.  7 ;  Levi  Ayres  and  Thomas  R. 
Huson,  Cherokee,  No.  8 ;  John  W.  Anderson  and  John 
R.  Johnson,  De  Kalb,  No.  9,  presented  their  certificates, 
which  were  handed  over  to  the  Committee  on  Elections 
and  Returns  for  examination,  and  were  reported  correct. 

By  order  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Warden  proceeded  to  examine  the  applicants,  and  made 
the  following  report : 

The  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  reports  that  he  examined 
the  above  candidates  and  found  all  coriect ;  after  which, 
the  Degrees  of  the  several  offices  were  administered  in 
due  form  to  all,  with  the  exception  of  Past  Grand  L.  D. 
Ford,  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  who  is  absent. 

EDW'D.  J.  JONES,  R.  W.  G.  W, 
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The  Grand  Lodge  Degree  was  then  conferred  upon 
them. 

The  minutes  of  the  semi-annual  communication  and 
minutes  of  the  meeting  for  instituting  De  Kalb  Lodge, 
No.  9,  were  read  and  confirmed. 

The  Grand  Master  made  the  following  report,  T'hich 
was  read,  and  on  motion,  received  and  ordered  to  be 
placed  on  the  minutes : 

To  the  Officers  and  Members 

of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  cf  Georgia : 

Brothers  — - 

In  compliance  with  the  established  custom,  I  herewith 
respectfully  submit  the  following  annual  report  of  the 
progress  and  condition  of  the  Order  under  this  jurisdic- 
tion, for  the  year  now  about  closing.  In  the  performance 
of  this  duty,  I  cannot  refrain  from  invoking  your  devout 
acknowledgements  with  my  own  to  the  Giver  of  all  good, 
for  his  constant  care  and  guardianship  over  the  interests 
and  welfare  of  our  beloved  institution.  It  affords  me 
pleasure  as  Grand  Master  of  this  State,  to  offer  to  the 
members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  present  communica- 
tion, my  congratulations  on  the  continued  increase  and 
prosperity  of  our  institution  within  the  limits  of  her  juris- 
diction. At  your  present  communication,  there  will  be 
brought  to  your  especial  notice,  many  subjects  connected 
with  the  Order,  which  will  require  your  serious  attention 
and  mature  reflection,  and  I  therefore  hope  that  all  standing 
and  special  committees,  before  whom  these  matters  may 
come,  will  give  them  due  attention  and  deliberation,  so 
that  when  consummated,  they  will  reflect  credit  upon 
their  labours  and  give  universal  satisfaction  to  each  and 
every  member  of  the  Order  in  this  State.    So  far  as  I 


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have  been  able  to  ascertain,  the  different  Lodges  have 
made,  during  the  past  year,  some  very  valuable  acquisi- 
tions, in  numbers,  character  and  respectability,  giving 
strong  evidence  that  the  principles  of  our  beloved  Order 
have  not  been  without  their  usual  effect  upon  Society,  as 
well  as  upon  the  members  of  the  Order — on  the  former 
by  allaying  prejudice  and  awakening  a  spirit  of  inquiry 
that  would  not  be  satisfied  until  it  had  learned  what  was 
that  bond  which  unites  men  of  the  most  discordant 
opinions,  and  brings  together  those  who  are  most  distant 
from  each  other — to  the  latter  by  proving  that  while 
bound  together  by  cords  of  Friendship,  Love  and  Truth, 
they  need  fear  no  opposition  will  ever  be  effectual  in 
checking  the  progress  of  the  cause  in  which  they  are 
engaged  —  that  neither  prejudice  nor  envy,  ignorance  nor 
ill-will  can  ever  stop  its  onward  march. 

The  number  of  subordinate  Lodges,  now  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  is  ten  ;  two  of  which 
De  Kalb,  No.  9,  and  Miller,  No.  10,  have  been  organized 
since  your  last  communication,  and  by  the  reports  which 
have  come  before  me  from  both  these  Lodges,  you  will 
find  that  they  have  been  a  valuable  acquisition  in  pro- 
moting the  interests  and  disseminating  the  true  principles 
of  the  Order  in  this  State,  reflecting  the  highest  credit 
upon  the  officers  under  whose  care  the  dispensations  have 
been  placed.  Each  of  these  Lodges  will  be  entitled  to 
its  charter  at  this  communication.  For  the  reports  of  the 
other  Lodges,  I  must  refer  you  to  our  Grand  Secretary's 
report. 

The  first  and  most  important  subject  that  will  require 
your  attention  will  be  the  amendment  of  the  present 
Constitution,  which  has,  from  the  fact  of  its  having 
been  hastily  gotten  up,  been  found  deficient  in  many 
respects  and  conflicting  in  many  parts,  liable  to  miscon- 
struction to  the  great  injury  of  the  subordinate  Lodges. 

A  committee  was  appointed  at  the  last  semi-annual 
session  for  the  purpose  of  amending  the  same.    It  will 


52; 

be  necessary  for  that  committee  to  make  an  early  report. 

1  would  here  suggest  the  propriety  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
forming  a  code  of  By-Laws,  suitable  for  the  subordinate 
Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction,  in  order  to  ensure  uniform- 
ity in  the  regulations  of  the  different  subordinates,  which, 
at  present,  are  widely  dissimilar,  and,  in  some  cases, 
require  correction. 

It  is  necessary  that.this  Grand  Lodge  should  take  some 
definite  action  upon  the  practice  of  duelling,  and  thereby 
relieve  the  subordinate  Lodges  from  the  dilemma  in 
which  they  are  sometimes  unfortunately  placed. 

A  communication  will  be  presented  to  you  from  the  R. 
W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  in  rela- 
tion to  a  resolution  passed  by  the  R.  W.  G.  Lodge  U.  S., 
having  for  its  object  the  revision  of  the  lectures  and 
charges  of  the  Order,  for  this  I  also  claim  your  earliest 
attention. 

A  communication  will  also  be  presented  from  the 
Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United 
States,  having  annexed  the  proclamation  of  our  M.  W. 
Grand  Sire,  convening  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United 
States  in  special  session  on  the  9th  day  of  September 
next.  It  is  necessary  that  this  Grand  Lodge  should  be 
represented,  as  business  of  the  highest  importance  will 
occupy  the  time  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States. 

It  is  my  duty  also  to  inform  you  that  in  the  month  of 
April  last,  the  good  will  and  harmony  which  has  existed 
between  the  members  of  the  Order  in  this  and  the  State 
of  South  Carolina,  were  temporarily  suspended  in  conse- 
quence of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  having  admitted  as 
members  of  their  Lodge  citizens  of  the  State  of  South 
Carolina  over  whom  the  Grand  Lodge  of  that  State 
claimed  jurisdiction,  the  doors  of  the  Lodges  of  South 
Carolina  were  closed  against  every  member  (with  one 
exception)  of  Washington  Lodge,  and  the  matter  was 
made  a  subject  of  complaint  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  the 
correspondence  connected  with  which  will  be  laid  before 


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you,  and  in  this  connexion  I  refer  you  to  article  30,  By- 
Laws,  G.  L.  U.  S. 

By  the  fire  which  occurred  in  this  city,  and  in  which 
Oglethorpe  Lodge  room  was  destroyed,  this  Grand  Lodge 
became  a  sufferer,  having  the  largest  part  of  its  regalia 
destro3"ed,  which  it  will  be  necessary  to  have  renewed. 

In  conclusion,  permit  me  to  present  my  sincere  acknowl- 
edgements to  the  Brothers  for  the  honor  conferred  upon 
me,  and  for  their  many  acts  of  kindness,  and  to  entreat 
them  to  believe  that  though  I  may  have  erred  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  duty  assigned  me,  the  errors  have  been  those 
of  the  head  and  not  of  the  heart,  and  as  such  will  not  be 
attributed  to  any  want  of  inclination  faithfully  to  perform 
the  duties  incumbent  upon  me. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted 

in  F.,  L.  and  T., 

ALVIN  N.  MILLER,  Grand  Master. 

The  Grand  Secretary's  report  was  read  and  referred 
to  a  special  committee  for  examination,  to  consist  of  Past 
Grands  Conley,  Purse  and  Woodruff. 

The  Grand  Master  stated  that  the  Grand  Treasurer's 
account  was  in  his  possession,  but  from  an  unavoidable 
circumstance,  he  could  not  present  it  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
this  evening,  butVould  do  so  on  the  following  day. 

Past  Grand  Anderson  presented  the  By-Laws  of  De 
Kalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  for  the  approval  of  this  Lodge,  which 
were  referred  to  the  Committee  on  By-Laws. 

A  dispute  between  United  Brothers  Lodge,  No.  5,  and 
Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2,  was  presented  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
for  adjustment,  and  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Grievances  of  Lodsfes. 

Past  Grands  Austen,  Anderson  and  Woodruff  were 
appointed  a  special  comi'iittee  to  take  into  consideration 


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the  various  si'b'ccts  nsntionsd  in  the  C'vir.u  I  Taster's 
repo;t. 

The  following  resolutions  were  prsser.ted  by  Past 
Grand  Ayres,  from  Cherokee  Lodge,  No.  C : 

Resolved,  That  our  Delegates  to  the  Grand  Lodge  be 
instructed  to  bring  before  that  body  the  subject  of  reducing 
the  expenses  of  the  Order,  and  thus  leaving  tho  funds  of 
the  several  Lodges  to  be  devoted  more  directly  to  objects 
of  benevolence  and  charity. 

Resolved,  That  our  Delegates  to  the  Grand  >Lodge  be 
instructed  to  bring  before  that  body  the  subject  of  estab- 
lishing a  Literary  Institution  for  the  education  of  the  sons 
of  Odd  Fellows,  to  be  under  the  direction  and  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Order  in  this  State. 

True  extract  from  the  minutes. 

W.  T.  WINN,  Secretary, 

,  Chei'oJccs  Lodge,  No,  8. 

My  27th,  1845. 

Referred  to  Past  Grands  Huson,  Eolmes  End  Llorel. 

The  Grand  Master  presented  the  following  ccmmunica- 
tion,  which  was  read. 


De  Ralb  Lodge,  No.  9.     » 
SAVANNAH,  APRIL,  15th,  1845.  ) 

To  A.  N.  MiLLEE,  M.  TV.  Grand  Master 

R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia: 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  — 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  this  Lodge,  held  on  the  12th 
inst.,  the  following  resolution,  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Anderson,  was  unanimously  adopted,  and  the  N.  G. 
requested  to  communicate  the  same. 


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Resolved,  That  the  use  of  our  Room  be  ten-'s-ed  to  the 
R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  GttiLa  of  Gcoij^ia,  for  their 
communications. 

Yours,  in  F.  L.  &  T. 

JOHN  R.  JOENSON,  N.  G. 

De  Kail}  IjGC^3,  Vo.  9. 

On  motion,  the  above  was  unanimouclj  c,c:;eptcd,  ?.ad 
a  vote  cf  thanks  returned. 

I'i  Vv-?.s  tl:2n  moved  and  cr-ricd  'C.i'^X  t'.";  Grai^d  Lrdge 
adjourn  to  meet  at  9  o'clock  the  next  morning. 

The  Grand  Lodge  tl:3n  adjourned. 


9  o'cLecR,,  &•.  n,         "% 

SAVAriNAH,  AUG.  7th,  1845.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met,  pursuant  to  adjournment,  at  De 
Kalb  Lodge  room.  Present,  A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand 
Master ;  R.  Austen;  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  Er 
J.  Jones,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  ;  R.  Wayne,  R.  W.  Grand 
Secretary ;  John  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  pro 
tem  ;  J.  S.  Morel,  R.  W.  Grand  Chaplain ;  John  Scott,  Jr., 
W.  Grand  Conductor,  pro  tem;  E.  S.  Kemplon,  W, 
Grand  Guardian ;  Past  Grands  G,  Butler,  T.  E.  Lloyd, 
D.  T.  Scranton  and  Thomas  Purse,  No.  1 ;  J.  J.  Jones 
and  I.  Holmes,  No.  2;  J.  P.  Collins  and  R.  Raiford,  No. 
3 ;  John  C.  F.  Clark  and  Wm.  Steele,  No.  4 ;  A.  B. 
Hartwell  and  Jackson  Barnes,  No.  5  ;  M.  Woodruff  and 
Wiley  Williams,  No.  6 ;  James  Adam  and  Benj.  Conley, 
No.  7 ;  Levi  Ayres  and  Thos.  R.  Huson,  No.  8 ;  John  W. 
Anderson  and  John  R.  Johnson,  No.  9. 


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The  Grand  Master  presented  the  Grand  Treasurer's 
account,  made  up  to  the  1st  of  July,  the  tinie  of  his  leaving 
the  Statj,  she'.ving  a  balance  in  the  Treasury  of  four 
hundred  and  thirty-seven  dollars,  which  was  read,  and  on 
motion  referred  to  thp  Finance  Committee  for  examination. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  3  o'clock. 


3  o'clock,  p.  m.         \ 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  7th,  1845.  > 

•The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment — Pres- 
ent, A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  R.  Austen,  R. 
W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  E.  J.  Jones,  R.  W.  Grand 
Warden, ;  R.  Wayne,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary ;  John  N. 
Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer, pro  tern;  J.  S.  Morel,  R. 
Wi  Grand  Chaplain ;  John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  Grand  Con- 
ductor, pro  tern;  E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Guardian; 
Past  Grands  G.  Butler,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  D.  T.  Scranton  and 
Thomas  Purse,  No.  1 ;  I.  Holmes  and  J.  J.  Jones,  No.  2 ; 
J.  P.  Collins  and  R.  Raiford,  No.  3 ;  John  C.  F.  Clark 
and  Wm.  Steele,  No.  4;  A.  B.  Hartwell  and  Jackson 
Barnes,  No.  5  ;  M.  Woodruff  and  Wiley  Williams,  No.  6  ; 
James  Adam  and  Benj.  Conle}^  No.  7 ;  Levi  Ayres  and 
Thos.  R.  Huson,  No.  8  ;  John  W.  Anderson  and  John  R. 
Johnson,  No.  9. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  made  the 
following  report,  which  was  read,  and  on  motion  received 
and  adopted. 

The  Committee,  upon  Elactlons  and  Returns  report  the 
following  Lodges  as  having  made  correct  returns  according 
to  the  forms  laid  down  in  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws 


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ot  the  Grand  Lodge  ot  die  State  of  Georgia ;  also,  the 
brothers  elected  by  the  several  Lodges  to  represent  them 
in  the  same. 


LODGES  RETURNED. 


REPRESENTATIVES. 


Oglethorpe,     No.  1, 


Franklin, 

(t 

O 

Live  Oak, 

(( 

3, 

Sylvan, 

u 

4, 

U.  Brothers, 

(( 

5, 

Muscogee, 

<( 

6, 

Washington, 

a 

7, 

Cherokee, 

<( 

8, 

De  Kalb, 

(( 

9, 

Miller, 

li 

10, 

John  Scott,  Jr.,  John  N.  Lewis,  R. 

Wayne. 
John  J.  Jones,  Isaac  Holmes. 
J.  S.  Morel,  J.  P.   Collins,  E.  J, 

Jones. 
John  C.  F,  Clark,  Wm.  Steele, 
A.  B.  Hartwell,  Jackson  Barnes. 
Michael  Woodruff,  W.  Williams. 
James  Adam,  Benj.  Conley,  L.  D. 

Ford. 
Levi  Ayres,  Thomas  R.  Huson. 
J.  W.  Anderson,  J.  R.  Johnson. 
Robert  Austen. 


JAMES  S.  MOREL, 
R.  WAYNE, 
ISAAC  HOLMES. 


Committee. 


The  Committee  on  the  Constitution  made  the  follow- 
ing report,  which  was  read  and  on  motion  laid  on  the 
table  : 

The  Committee  on  the  Constitution  beg  leave  to  report 
that  they  have  made  certain  amendments  to  the  Constitu- 
tion, copy  of  which  as  amended,  they  hand  in  with  this 
report,  it  being  necessary  that  the  same  should  lie  on  the 
table  until  the  next  session  of  this-Lodge. 

THOMAS  E.  LLOYD,  Chairman, 

Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1. 


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AMENDME  NTS. 

Strike  out  in  art.  1,  sec.  1,  Con.,  the  word  in,  and  insert 
of,  and  add  and  shall  be  composed. 

Strike  out  in  art.  2.  sec.  2,  Con.,  the  word  semi,  and 
insert  annually  on  the  1st  of  May. 

Strike  out  in  art.  2,  sec.  2,  the  words  seven  Past  Grands 
and  three  Lodges,  and  insert  thus,  twelve  Past  Grands 
and  at  least  five  Lodges. 

Strike  out  in  art.  2,  sec.  3,  Con.,  the  words  at  the  annual 
session,  and  insert  at  the  termination  of  the  quarter  imme- 
diately proceeding ;  also  the  word  ^present  and  insert  for- 
ward their  reports,  &c.;  also  from,  at  the  semi-annual 
session,  down  to  provided  for  in  the  Constitution. 

Strike  out  in  art.  2,  sec.  6,  Con.,  the  whole  of  this  sec- 
tion, and  insert  the  following :  Each  Lodge  shall  be  enti- 
tled to  one  Representative,  the  Representative  from  each 
Lodge  having  fifty  contributing  members,  or  under,  shall 
be  entitled  to  one  vote ;  over  fifty,  and  not  exceeding  one 
hundred,  two  votes ;  over  one  hundred,  and  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  and  fifty,  three  votes ;  over  one  hundred 
and  fifty,  and  not  exceeding  two  hundred,  four  votes ; 
over  two  hundred,  and  not  exceeding  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  five  votes ;  over  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  not 
exceeding  three  hundred,  six  votes,  and  so  on  in  pro- 
portion. 

Strike  out  the  whole  of  section  9,  of  article  2,  Con, 

Strike  out  the  whole  of  section  2,  of  article  3,  Con. 

Strike  out  in  section  3,  and  all  Past  Grands,  to  read 
thus :  and  those  who  may  not  attend  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  allowed  to  vote  by  proxy,  provided  that  the 
authority  of  the  proxy  shall  be  signed  by  the  absent 
member,  verified  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge  to  which  he 
belongs,  and  signed  by  the  Secretary,  and  the  same  shall 
be  counted  as  if  the  Past  Grand  were  present ;  and  fur- 
ther strike  out  the  last  clause  of  the  same  section  to  read 
thus :  When  the  person  having  the  smallest  number  of 


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votes,  shall  be  dropped  at  that  and  each  successive  ballot, 
until  a  majority  of  votes  shall  be  given  for  one  candidate, 
who  shall  be  declared  duly  elected. 

Section  4,  add  the  letter  s  to  the  word  representative, 
and  strike  out  his,  and  insert  their. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  2,  art.  4,  the  words  during  his,  and 
insert  in  case  of  his  death,  resignation,  or. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  7,  art.  4,  the  words  in  attending  any 
communication  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  or. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  3,  art.  5,  after  the  word  past,  and 
insert  passed ;  also  the  words  to  render,  and  insert  and 
examine  ;  also  the  word  quarterly,  and  insert  annually. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  4,  art.  5,  the  words  on  all  accounts  for 
postage. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  1,  art.  6,  the  words  or  a  special  ses- 
sion may  be  called  for  that  purpose ;  also  the  words  if 
practicable. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  1,  art.  7,  after  the  letters  D.  G.  M., 
and  add  the  following,  or  any  of  the  D.  D.  G.  Masters. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  5,  art.  7,  the  word  and  between  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer;  in  the  latter  clause  of  same  section, 
add  the  words  elective  or. 

In  sec.  7,  art.  7,  after  the  words  reconsideration  be  had 
thereof,  add  the  following,  until  twelve  months  after  such 
rejection. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  9,  art.  7,  the  words  two  dollars,  and 
make  it  read  one  dollar. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  10,  art.  7,  the  words  and  at  the  next 
annual  communication,  and  add  the  word  and. 

Strike  out  in  sec.  11,  art.  7,  the  word  him,  and  substi- 
tute them. 

Strike  out  sec.  12,  art.  7,  entirely. 

In  sec.  13,  art.  7,  after  the  word  Lodge,  add  until  after 
the  expiration  of  one  year. 

Strick  out  in  sec.  14,  art.  7,  the  words  their  repre- 
sentation, and  insert  the  number  of  their  contributing 
members. 


GO 

Strike  out  sec.  15,  art.  7,  entirely. 
Strike  out  the  whole  of  article  8;  and  iVom  section  5  to 
section  6  inclusive  of  article  9. 

It  was  moved  and  seconded  by  the  Representatives 
from  De  Kalb  Lodge,  No.  9  and  Washington  Lodge, 
No.  7,  to  strike  out  article  10. 

The  following  amendment  to  the  1st  section,  article  7th, 
was  offered  by  the  Representatives  from  Muscogee  Lodge, 
No.  6,  and  seconded  by  the  Representatives  from  De 
Kalb  Lodge,  No.  9  and  Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4. 

Add — Provided  that  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  shall  in 
no  case  grant  a  dispensation  for  a  Lodge  in  any  place 
where  there  is  a  Lodge  or  Lodges  in  existence,  without 
the  consent  of  the  existing  Lodge  or  Lodges,  duly  certified 
to  him.     Carried. 

Additional  section  to  article  7th,  proposed  by  the 
Representatives  of  Muscogee,  Lodge,  No.  6,  and  seconded 
by  Representative  Clark,  of  Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4,  and 
Representative  Adam,  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7, 
as  follows : 

Any  member  of  any  subordinate  Lodge,  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  who  shall  be  engaged, 
either  directly  or  indirectly,  in  a  duel,  in  this  State  or 
elsewhere,  shall  be  expelled.  And  no  withdrawal  card 
shall  be  granted  to  any  applicant  when  the  Lodge  shall 
have  any  evidence  that  such  application  is  made  in 
anticipation  of  a  duel.     Carried. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley : 

Resolved,  That  the  resolution  passed  at  the  last  semi- 
annual communication  of  this  body  in  the  following 
words :  Resolved,  That  no  member  of  this  order,  residing 
out  of  the  limits  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  shall  be  permitted 
to  hold  any  elective  or  appointed  oflice  in  any  subordinate 


hi 

Lodge,  under  ilie  juritidicLioii  ol  this  Grand  Lodge,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  rescinded.     Carried. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Williams : 

Resolved,  That  the  resolution  passed  at  the  last  semi- 
annual communicatioQ  requiring  the  subordinate  Lodges 
to  furnish  or  procure  the  jewels  required  in  section  4th, 
article  9th,  be  rescinded.     Lost. 

The  Committee  on  grievances  of  Lodges  made  a  report 
in  relation  to  the  complaint  between  United  Brothers,  No. 
5,  and  Franklin,  No.  2,  which  was  read  and  on  motion 
referred  back  to  them. 

The  Special  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  M, 
W.  Grand  Masters  report,  handed  in  the  following 
report. 

The  Special  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
report  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  beg  leave  respectfully 
to  make  the  following  report : 

That  we  have  considered  the  suggestions  in  it  relating 
to  the  practice  of  duelling  and  submit  the  following 
resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  any  brother  of  this  Order,  belonging  to 
any  Lodge  subordinate  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  who  shall  be 
concerned  in  a  duel,  either  as  principal  or  second,  shall  be 
forthwith  forever  expelled  from  the  Order ;  nor  shall  any 
subordinate  Lodge  grant  a  withdrawal  card  to  any  brother 
if  they  may  have  reason  to  believe  that  he  demands  it  for 
the  purpose  of  engaging  in  a  duel  and  evading  the  punish- 
ment attached  to  that  offence. 

With  respect  to  the  suggestion  in  relation  to  framing  a 
set  of  By-Laws  for  the  government  of  subordinate  Lodges, 
we  would  also  beg  leave  to  submit  the  following  : 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of be  appointed  to 

draft  a  code  of  By-Laws,  tor  the  government  of  subordi- 


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tiate  Lodges  under  llie  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
and  if  approved  of  by  ibis  Grand  Lodge,  every  subordi- 
nate under  its  jurisdiction  shall  be  required  to  adopt  the 
same. 

We  would  also  reconimend  the  adoption  of  the  following 
resolution : 

Resolved,  That  charters  be  granted  toDe  Kalb  Lodge, 
No.  9,  and  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  being  the  two  Lodges 
now  working  under  the  dispensations  issued  by  the  Grand 
Master  to  them  since  the  last  semi-annual  communication. 

R.  AUSTEN,  ) 

M.  WOODRUFF,         >  Committee. 

J.  W.  ANDERSON,     ) 

Upon  the  adoption  of  the  report,  a  motion  was  made 
to  take  up  each  resolution  separately,  which  motion 
prevailed. 

The  first  resolution,  on  duelling,  was  then  taken  up, 
and,  after  some  discussion,  was  passed. 

The  second  resolution  in  relation  to  framing  a  code  of 
By-Laws  for  subordinate  Lodges  was  passed  ;  the  blank 
filled  with  five,  to  consist  of  Past  Grands  Anderson, 
Conley,  Lloyd,  Holmes  and  Morel. 

The  third  resolution  granting  charters  to  De  Kalb 
Lodge,  No.  9,  and  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  was  passed. 

The  Committee  on  Correspondence  made  the  following 
report : 

The  Committee  on  Correspondence  report  that  the 
Grand  Secretary  has  conducted  the  correspondence  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  in  a  proper  manner  up  to  this  date;  and 
the  only  part  of  the  correspondence  we  deem  necessary 
to  bring  before  this  Lodge,  is  a  communication  received 
from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina,  in 
relation  to  subordinate  Lodges  in  this  State  initiating  citi- 
zens from  their  State.  This  is  a  subject  which  this  Lodge 
as  yet  has  not  provided  for,  agreeable  to  article  30  of  the 


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By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States.     We 
would  therefore  offer  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  no  subordinate  Lodge,  under  the  juris- 
diction of  this  Grand  Lodge,  shall  initiate  any  person 
from  an  adjoining  State,  provided  there  be  a  Lodge^ 
located  in  his  immediate  neighborhood. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

J.  SCOTT,  Jr.,  ) 

R.  AUSTEN,       }  Committee. 

R.  RAIFORD,    ) 

The  Special  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
Grand  Secretary's  report,  made  the  following  report : 

The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary's report  find  the  same  correct  —  the  receipts  and  the 
amount  paid  the  Grand  Treasurer  being  supported  by 
proper  vouchers.  The  Committee  regret  that  in  conse- 
quence of  a  deficiency  in  the  form  furnished  the  subor- 
dinate Lodges  by  this  Grand  Lodge,  the  annual  reports 
of  several  are  informal,  and  would  suggest  to  the  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  several  Lodges  present,  on  their  return, 
to  instruct  their  Lodges  to  furnish  the  Grand  Secretary, 
as  soon  as  possible,  with  the  amount  of  revenue  of  their 
several  Lodges,  so  that  he  can  make  a  correct  retQm  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States.  The  Committee 
would  further  suggest  to  the  Grand  Lodge  the  propriety 
of  furnishing  the  subordinate  Lodges  with  a  correct  form 
for  an  annual  and  quarterly  report. 

The  Committee  have  been  informed  that  some  of  the 
Lodges  have  overpaid  the  Grand  Lodge  in  the  per  centage 
due  said  body,  and  would  recommend  that  the  Grand 
Lodge  adjust  the  difference  with  the  Representatives 
present  of  such  Lodges,  if  such  be  the  case. 
All  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

B.  CONLEY,  ) 

M.  WOODRUFF,      }  Committee. 

THOMAS  PURSE,  > 


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The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Anderson  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  notify  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  South  Carolii.a  of  the  action  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  connected  with  article  30  of  the  By-Laws 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States.     Passed. 

A  petition  from  F.  M.  Robertson,  with  certiScates  from 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  and  from  Marion  Lodge,  No.  2, 
of  the  State  of  South  Carolina,  of  which  he  is  now  a 
member,  requeslingthe  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  this  State 
to  permit  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  to  grant  him  a  certi- 
ficate as  a  Past  Grand,  and  authorize  the  R.W.Grand 
Lodge  of  South  Carolina  to  confer  upon  him  the  usual 
Grand  Lodge  Degrees,  was  read,  and,  after  some  discus- 
sion, the  prayer  of  the  petitioner  was  granted. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  8  o'clock. 


8  o'clock,  p.  m.  'Jj 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  7th,  1845.  \ 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  Grand  Lodge  met— ^Pres- 
ent, A.  N.  Miller,  M.  W.  Grand  Master ;  R.  Austen,  R. 
W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  E.  J.  Jones,  R.  W.  Grand 
Warden;  R.Wayne,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary;  John  N. 
Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  pro  ^em;  J.  S.  Morel, 
W.  Grand  Chaplain ;  John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  Grand  Con- 
ductor, po  tern.;  G.  W.  Miller,  W.  Grand  Marshal;  E. 
S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Guardian ;  Past  Grands  G. 
Butler,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  D.  T.  Scranton  and  Thomas  Purse, 
No.  1 ;  J.  J.  Jones,  No.  2 ;  J.  P.  CoUins  and  R.  Raiford, 
No.  3;  John  C.  F.  Clark  and  Wm.  Steele,  No.  4;  A.  B. 
Hartwcll  and  Jackson  Barnes,  No.  5;  M.  Woodruff  and 


ad 

Wiley  WilliaiiiS,  Nu.  6  ;  James  Adam  and  Benj,  Coiiley* 
No.  7 ;  Levi  Ayres  and  Thos.  R.  Huson,  No.  8  ;  John  W. 
Anderson  and  John  R.  Johnson,  No.  9. 

The  Special  Committee  made  the  following  report : 

We,  the  undersigned,  the  Committee  to  examine  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  subordinate  Lodges,  tender 
the  following  as  our  report :  After  a  careful  examination 
of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  Washington  Lodge, 
No.  7,  and  De  Kalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  find  nothing  which 
conflicts  with  the  laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  governing 
subordinate  Lodges,  and  would  therefore  recommend 
their  approval. 

JAMES  ADAM,  ) 

WILLIAM    STEELE,  }  Commiucc. 
EDWARD  J.  JONES,  ) 

The  ibllowing  resolution  offered  by  Past  Grand  Conley 
was  passed  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  instructed  to 
pay  back  to  subordinate  Lodges  any  moneys  which  have 
been  paid  to  him  through  mistake  in  the  per  centage  due 
from  the  subordinate  Lodges. 

The  Committee  on  Grievances  of  Lodges  made  the 
following  report,  which  was  unanimously  adopted  :, 

The  Committee  report  that  they  have  had  before  them 
the  complaint  of  United  Brothers  Lodge  against  Franklin 
Lodge,  and  from  the  evidence  before  them,  they  find  just 
cause  of  complaint  on  the  part  of  United  Brothers  Lodge, 
and  recommend  that  Franklin  Lodge  review  their  pro- 
ceedings complained  of  in  the  case. 

G.  BUTLER,        '] 
M.  WOODRUFF,  | 
J.  R.  JOHNSON,   y  Committee, 
WM.  STEELE, 
JAMES  ADAM, 
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The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Woodruff,  and  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  proceed  to  the  election 
of  its  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  at  9  o'clock  this 
evening,  and  also  its  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  United  States. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Williams,  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Raymur,  and  after 
some  discussion,  was  carried  by  16  yeas  to  8  nays. 

Resolved,  That  the  resolution  first  passed  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  on  the  ISth  February,  1S44,  in  relation  to  the 
nomination  and  election  of  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
be  and  is  hereby  rescinded. 

The  hour  of  9  o'clock  having  arrived,  the  Grand  Lodge 
proceeded  to  nominate  its  officers,  the  Grand  Master 
decided  the  nomination  out  of  order,  an  appeal  was  taken 
from  his  decision,  which  was  sustained. 

Past  Grand  Wayne,  of  No.  1,  was  then  nominated  for 
Grand  Master;  Past  Grands  Parsons,  of  No.  3,  and  Rogers, 
of  No.  1,  having  been  previously  nominated  ;  Past  Grands 
Holmes,  of  No.  2,  and  Rockwell,  of  No.  4,  had  been 
previously  nominated  for  Deputy  Grand  Master;  Past 
Grand  Jones,  of  No.  2,  was  nominated  for  Grand  Warden, 
Past  Grand  Butler,  had  been  previous^ly  nominated  ;  Past 
Grand  Lewis,  of  No.  1,  had  been  previously  nominated 
for  Grand  Secretary ;  Past  Grand  Collins,  of  No.  3,  had 
been  previously  nominated  for  Grand  Treasurer;  Past 
Grand  Morel,  of  No.  3,  had  been  previously  nominated 
for  Grand  Chaplain ;  Past  Grand  Williams,  of  No.  6, 
was  nominated  for  Grand  Representative,  Grand  Master 
Miller  and  Past  Grand  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  having  been 
previously  nominated. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  ballot,  when  the 
following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year: 

R.  Wayne,  M.  W.  Grand  Master ;  L  Holmes,  R.  W. 
Deputy  Grand  Master ;  J.J.  Jones,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden; 


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J.  N.  Lewis,  11.  W.  Grand  Secretary ;  J.  P.  Collins,  K. 
W.  Grand  Treasurer;  J.  S.  Morel,  W.  Grand  Chap- 
lain. Representatives  to  Grand  Lodge  United  Stales, 
Thos.  E.  Lloyd,  of  xNo.  1,  and  Wiley  Williams,  of  No.  6. 

The  following  resolution  was  then  offered  by  Past 
Grand  Woodruff: 

Resolved,  That  11  o'clock  A.  M.  to-morrow  be  the  time 
set  apart  for  the  installation  of  the  officers  elect  of  this 
Grand  Lodge  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  that  the  Grand 
Secretary  be  requested  to  invite,  through  the  newspapers, 
all  Brothers  of  the  Scarlet  Degree  in  the  city  to  attend. 

On  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  adjourned  to  meet  at  9 
o'clock  next  morning. 


9  o'clock,  a.  m.  ■) 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  Sth,  1845.  \ 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  this  morning  pursuant  to  adjourn- 
ment—  Present,  R.  Austen,  R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master ;  E. 
J.  Jones,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden ;  R.  Wayne,  R.  W. 
Grand  Secretary ;  J.  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer, 
^ro  tem.;  J.  S.  Morel,  W.  Grand  Chaplain ;  G.  W. 
Miller,  W.  Grand  Marshal;  John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  Grand 
Conductor,  yro  tem.;  E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  Grand  Guar- 
dian ;  Past  Grands  G.  Butler,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  D.  T.  Scran- 
ton,  and  Thomas  Purse,  of  No.  1 ;  L  Holmes  and  J.  J. 
Jones,  No.  2;  J.  P.  Collins  and  R.  Raiford,  No.  3;  John 
C.  F.  Clark  and  Wm.  Steele,  No.  4  ;  A.  B.  Hartwell  and 
Jackson  Barnes,  No.  5  ;  M.  Woodruff  and  W.  Williams, 
No.  6  ;  James  Adam  and  B.  Conley,  No.  7  ;  Levi  Ayres 
and  Thos.  R.  Huson,  No.  8 ;  J.  W.  Anderson  and  John 
R.  Johnson,  No.  9. 

R.  Austin,  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master,  took  the  chair. 


OS 

Past  Grand  Purse  moved  that  so  much  ot"  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  day  before  as  related  to  the  granting  of  the 
petition  of  F.  M.  Robertson,  be  reconsidered,  which 
motion,  after  some  discussion,  prevailed. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Williams,  of  No.  6  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Treasurer  be,  and  is  hereby 
authorized  to  pay  to  the  Representatives  of  Muscogee 
Lodge,  No.  6,  the  sum  of  forty-two  dollars,  being  the 
amount  voted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  to  D.  S.  Lemon,  former 
Representative  of  Muscogee  Lodge. 

The  Grand  Master  appeared  and  took  the  chair. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  submit  the  following  report 
in  part : 

Resolved,  That  the  ofScers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
the  Representatives  of  Lodges  shall  receive  two  dollars 
per  diem  and  two  dollars  for  every  thirty  miles  of  travel, 
for  their  attendance  on  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Committee  report  the  following  officers  and  repre- 
sentatives entitled  to  the  sums  set  opposite  to  their  respec- 
tive names,  for  attendance  on  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the 
present  annual  communication  : 

A.  N.  Miller, $6  00 

R.  Austen, 30  00 

R.  Wayne, 12  00 

J.  N.  Lewis,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -      12  00 

£.  J.  Jones, 12  00 

J.  S.  Morel,   -         -         -         -         -         -         -      12  00 

John  Scott,  jr.,  ------  12  00 

E.  S.  Kempton,      ------        6  00 

G.  W.  Miller, G  00 

L  Holmes, 30  00 

J.  J.  Jones, 30  00 

J.  P.  Colhns, 6  00 

J.  C.  F.  Clark, 30  00 

Wm.  Steele,  - 30  00 


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00 

30 

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44 

00 

44 

00 

24 

00 

24 

00 

46 

00 

46 

00 

6 

00 

6 

00 

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J.  Barnes,  __---_ 

A.  B.  Hartwell,      - 

M.  Woodruff,     -         1         -         -         -         - 
W.Williams,  -.--.- 

B.  Conley,         _.___- 
J.  Adam,        ------- 

T.  R.  Huson,     -----, 

Levi  Ayres,  -         -  .         -         -         _ 

J.  W.  Anderson,        -         .         -         -         - 
J.  R.  Johnson,        -         -         -         -        -         - 

$534  00 

The   Committee  recommend  the  appropriation  of  the 

sum  of  three  dollars,  as  compensation  to  Brother  W.  F. 

Shearer,  for  attendance  on  this  body  at  its  present  sitting. 

Resolved  further.  That  the  Grand  Treasurer  be  and  he 
is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  the  officers  and  representa- 
tives, herein  before  named,  the  amounts  to  their  names 
attached,  for  their  per  diem  pay  and  mileage,  out  of  any 
moneys  in  the  Treasury. 

The  Committee  report,  that  the  appropriations  made 
at  the  present  session  will  consume  the  amount  of  funds 
in  the  Treasury,  and  leave  nothing  to  pay  the  expenses 
of  the  representatives  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia 
to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States.  It  is  therefore 
necessary  that  a  sum  be  raised  by  taxing  the  subordinate 
Lodges,  sufficient  to  defray  that  expense.  We  therefore 
recommend  the  adoption  of  the  following  resolution : 

Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  be 
raised  by  the  imposition  of  an  extraordinary  tax  upon  the 
subordinate  Lodges  within  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  and  that  the  Grand  Secretary,  at  his  earliest  con- 
venience, proceed  to  ascertain  the  proportion  of  each 
subordinate  Lodge,  according  to  their  numbers,  and  advise 
them  of  the  same. 

Resolved,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  subordinate 
Lodge,  immediately  upon  being  notified  by  the  Grand 
Secretary,  to  raise  and  transmit  to  the  Grand  Secretary 
the  amount  which  it  is  required  to  pay. 


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The  Committee  also  report  the  following  bills  correct : 

E.  Parsons,  $2i  ;  Peter  G.  Thomas,  $37,45  ;  Savannah 
Georgian,  S2,25 ;  Savannah  Republican,  $2,25 ;  E.  S. 
Kempton,  $11  ;  Warner  &  Hooker,  $2.  Total  seventy- 
five  dollars  and  ninety-five  cents. 

They  have  also  examined  the  Grand  Treasurer's  report, 
and  find  it  correct.  He  has  in  his  hands  four  hundred 
and  thirty-seven  dollars  and  six  cents. 

We  have  also  examined  the  Grand  Secretary's  report, 
and  find  the  same  correct,  he  having  in  his  hands  two  hun- 
dred and  twelve  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents. 

Upon  examination  of  quarterly  reports,  we  find  that 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  have  overpaid  the  Grand  Lodge 
eight  dollars  and  forty-three  cents,  and  by  their  quarterly 
return,  dated  25th  December,  1844,  we  find  that  the 
above  amount  was  retained  by  them. 

In  conclusion,  we  offer  the  following  resolutions  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  the  Grand 
Secretary  pay  over  to  the  Grand  Treasurer  elect  the 
moneys  in  their  hands,  viz  :  In  the  hands  of  the  Grand 
Treasurer,  four  hundred  and  thirty-seven  dollars  and  six 
cents  ;  and  in  the  hands  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  two  hun- 
dred and  twelve  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents.  Total,  six 
hundred  and  forty-nine  dollars  and  ninety-one  cents. 

Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  be  and  is  hereby 
appropriated  to  the  Grand  Secretary  in  full  of  official 
services  rendered  by  him  during  the  past  year. 

G.  BUTLER,       J 

E.  J.  JONES,       >  Committee. 

W.WILLIAMS,) 

The  Committee  appointed  to  take  into  consideration 
the  two  resolutions,  from  Cherokee  Lodge,  No.  8,  made 
the  followimg  report : 

On  the  1st  Resolution.  The  Committee  on  Revision 
of  the  Constitution  havino;  su2;gested  such  alterations  and 
amendments  as  will  accomplish  the  object  contemplated 
by  the  resolution  referred  to  this  Committee,  they  deem  it 
unnecessary  to  make  a  report  and  beg  to  be  discharged. 


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On  2nd  Resolution.  The  Committee  on  this  resolution 
beg  leave  to  report  that  they  deem  it  improper  at  this 
stage  of  the  Order  in  Georgia  to  attempt  the  fulfilment  of 
the  object  contemplated  by  the  resolution,  but  would 
recommend  that  the  establishment  of  a  literary  institution 
of  the  kind  contemplated,  be  kept  in  view  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

T.  R.  HUSON.  ) 

JAMES  S.  MOREL,  }  Committee. 

ISAAC  HOLMES.    ) 

On  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  took  a  recess  of  fifteen 
minutes. 

The  time  for  which  the  Grand  Lodge  was  adjourned 
having  expired,  the  Grand  Lodge  then  resumed  business. 

A  motion  was  made  that  all  further  business  be 
suspended,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  proceed  to  install  the 
ofiicers  elect.     Carried. 

The  Grand  Master  stated,  under  his  present  view  of 
things,  he  could  not  install  the  officers  and  would  resign 
his  seat. 

The  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  took  the  chair. 
The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Grand  Lodge 
Degree,  and  opened  in  the  Scarlet  Degree. 

After  the  brothers  who  were  in  waiting  had  been  admit- 
ted, the  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master  then  proceeded  to 
install  R.  Wayne  Grand  Master  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Grand  Master  Wayne  took  the  chair  and  proceeded  to 
install  the  other  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz : 
Isaac  Holmes,  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  J.  J.  Jones, 
R.  W.  Grand  Warden ;  John  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand 
Secretary ;  J.  P.  Collins,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer ;  J.  S. 
Morel,  W.  Grand  Chaplain. 


The  Grand  Master  appointed  the  following  officers  and 
committees  for  the  ensuing  j-ear  : 

JOHN  R.  JOHNSON,  W.  Grand  Marshal 

JOHN  SCOTT,  Jr.,  TV.  Grand  Conductor. 

B.  CONLEY,  W.  Grand  Guardian. 

ON   ELECTIONS    AND   RETURNS. 

Past  Grand  WM.  STEELE,  Sylvan,  No.  4. 

THOMAS  PURSE,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1, 
E.  J.  JONES,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 

ON    FINANCE. 

Past  Grand  THOMAS  PURSE,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
W.  WILLIAMS,  Muscogee,  No.  6. 
J.  W.  ANDERSON,  De  Kalb,  No.  9. 

ON   CORRESPONDENCE. 

Past  Grand  I.  HOLMES,  Franklin,  No.  2. 
J.  S.  MOREL,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 

A.  B.  HARTWELL,  U.  Brothers,  No.  5. 

on   GRIEVANCES    OF    LODGES. 

Past  Grand  T.  E.  LLOYD,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
«  J.  J.  JONES,  Franklin,  No.  2. 

J.  P.  COLLINS,  Live  Oak,  No.  3. 
"  J.  C.  F.  CLARK,  Sylvan,  No.  4. 

J.  BARNES,  United  Brothers,  No.  5. 

M.  WOODRUFF,  Muscogee,  No.  6. 

B.  CONLEY,  Washington,  No.  7. 
LEVI  AYRES,  Cherokee,  No.  8. 
J.  R.  JOHNSON,  De  Kalb,  No.  9. 
R.  AUSTEN,  Miller,  No.  10. 

ON    SUPERVISION    OF     BY-LAWS    OF    SUBORDINATE    LODGES. 

Past  Grand  M.  WOODRUFF,  Muscogee,  No.  6. 
"  J.  ADAM,  Washington,  No.  7. 

T.  R.  HUSON,  Cherokee,  No.  S. 


ON    Jf  KIN  TING. 

Past  Grand  J.  W.  ANDERSON,  De  Kalb,  No.  9. 
J.  N.  LEWIS,  Oglethorpe,  No.  1. 
A.  J.  RAYMUR,  United  Brothers,  No.  o. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet  De- 
gree,  and  opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Purse  : 

Resolved^  That  the  petition  of  F.  M.  Robertson  be 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Anderson  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Printing  Committee  be  required  to 
have  printed  the  proceedings  of  this  annual  communica- 
tion. 

The  Grand  Lodge,  on  motion,  adjourned  to  meet  at  3 
o'clock. 


5  o'clock,  t.  U.  ") 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  Sth,  1845.  > 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  Grand  Lodge  met  this 
evenings — Present,  R.  Wayne,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  L 
Holmes,  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master ;  J.  J.  Jones,  R. 
W.  Grand  Warden  ;  J.  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  ; 
J.  P.  Collins,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer ;  J.  S.  Morel,  W. 
Grand  Chaplain;  J.  R.  Johnson,  W.  Grand  Marshal; 
John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  Grand  Conductor ;  B.  Conley,  W. 
Grand  Guardian  ;  Past  Grand  Master  A.  N.  Miller,  Past 
Grands  E.  S.  Kempton,  T.  E.  Lloyd,  G.   Butler,  D.  T. 

Scranton,  T.  Purse,  E.  J.  Jones,  R.  Raiford,  J.  C.  F. 

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Clark,  Wm.  Steele,  A.  B.  Hartwell,  J.  Barnes,  M.  Wood- 
ruff, W.  Williams,  J.  Adam,  L.  Ayres,  T.  R.  Huson,  J. 
W.  Anderson,  R.  Austen. 

Past  Grand  W.  P.  Goodall,  of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3, 
piesented  his  certificate,  whereupon  the  following  resolu- 
tion was  offered  by  Past  Grand  Kempton  : 

Resolved,  That  Past  Grand  W.  P.  Goodall  receive  the 
Grand  Lodge  Degrees,  he  having  been  unavoidably  pre- 
vented from  attending  at  the  commencement  of  this  com- 
munication. 

His  certificate  having  been  examined  and  found  correct, 
the  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  was  requested  to  retire  and 
confer  the  degrees.  He  was  then  admitted,  and  the 
Grand  Lodge  Degrees  conferred  on  him. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley,  and  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Lloyd  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to  have 
printed  for  the  use  of  the  subordinate  Lodges  one  hundred 
copies  of  the  form  of  annual  return,  in  accordance  with 
the  one  submitted  by  the  Committee  on  the  Constitution, 
and  four  hundred  quarterl}'^  returns ;  and  that  the  same 
be  distributed  among  the  Lodges  at  the  expense  of  said 
Lodges ;  and  that  no  return  be  received,  except  in 
accordance  with  such  form. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley : 

Resolved,  That  the  petition  of  Brother  F.  M.  Robertson 
be  withdrawn  from  the  Committee  to  which  it  was  referred, 
and  that  the  papers  lie  upon  the  table  until  the  next  semi- 
annual communication. 

Past  Grand  Holmes  offered  the  following  resolution, 
seconded  by  Past  Grand  Woodruff: 

Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  three  be  appointed  to 
prepare  and  report  to  this  body,  at  the  next  semi-annual 
communication,  rules  of  order,  for  the  government  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  —  the  Committee  to  consist  of  M.  W.  Grand 
Master  R.  WaynC;  Past  Grands  Anderson  and  Lloyd. 


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Past  (Jrutid  llavmur  oHered  tliu  iuUowiug  lo.soiuiiou : 

Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  three  be  appointed  to 

draft  a  form  of  procession  to  be  used  by  the  subordinate 

Lodges  at  celebrations,  &c.,  and  to  report  the  same  at  the 

next  semi-annual  communication. 

The  Committee  appointed  on  the  above  were  Past 
Orands  Raymur,  G.  W.  Miller,  and  Lloyd. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Holmes,  and  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Conley  : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Grand  Lodge  are  due 
and  hereby  tendered  to  Past  Grand  Master  A.  N.  Miller, 
for  his  able,  impartial  and  dignified  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  the  office  of  Grand  Master.  Unanimously 
adopted. 

A  communication  was  received  from  Past  Grand  Mas- 
ter A.  N.  Miller,  with  a  resolution  that  the  same  be  spread 
upon  the  minutes. 

Some  objections  being  made  to  a  certain  portion  of  it, 
on  motion,  it  was  referred  to  a  Special  Committee  of  five, 
consisting  of  Past  Grands  Anderson,  No.  9 ;  Williams, 
No.  6  ;  Lloyd,  No.  1 ;  Pi,aymur,  No.  5,  and  Clark,  No.  4, 
for  immediate  action. 

The  Committee  having  retired,  returned  in  a  few 
minutes,  and  made  the  following  report : 

The  Committee  report  that  Past  Grand  Master  A.  N. 
Miller  having  amended  his  communication,  recommend 
that  the  same  be  spread  upon  the  minutes.     Adopted. 

PAST    GKAND    MASTER    MILLEr's    COMMUNICATION. 

Having  objected  to  the  legality  of  the  proceedings  of 
this  annual  session  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  connected  with 
the  election  of  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  represen- 
tatives thereof,  I  am  induced  to  offer  the  following  stated 
reasons  : 

1st.  In  rescinding  rules  to  prevent  a  misconstruction 
and  to  oive  a  definite  meaning  to  article  3d  and  section 


7G 

Snd  of  the  Constitution  for  the  correct  government  of  the 
Order  in  this  State,  thereby  depriving  absent  nominees  of 
the  rights  and  privileges  which  were  guaranteed  to  them 
at  and  up  to  the  time  of  rescinding  the  above  named  reso- 
lutions. 

2nd.  The  effect  of  which  might  have  prevented  the 
absent  members  of  this  Grand  Lodge  from  exercising  the 
privileges  guaranteed  to  them  by  section  3,  article  3,  of 
the  Constitution,  in  voting  by  proxy,  and  in  disregard  of 
article  lOlh  of  the  Constitution,  governing  this  Grand 
Lodge,  and  w^ould  respectfully  offer  the  following  resolu- 
tion : 

Thatthe  same  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  of  this 

A.  N.  MILLER. 


Grand  Lodge. 


There  being  no  further  business,  the  Grand  Lodge  was 
closed  in  due  form. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  Grand  Secretary. 


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SAVANNAH,  4ih  February,  lS<ic.. 

A  Regular  Semi-Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  was  held  at  DeKalb  Lodge  Room  this  afternoon. 

Present  — 

RICHARD  WAYNE,     M.  W.  Grand  Master, 
ISAAC  HOLMES,  R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,         R.  W.  Grand  Secretary, 
J.  P.  COLLINS,  jR.  W.  Grand  Treasurer. 

JAS.  S.  MOREL,  W.  Grand  Chaplain. 

JOHN  R.  JOHNSON,     W,  Grand  Marshal. 
B.  CONLEY,  W.  Grand  Guardian, 

Past  Grands  Furse,  Barnes,  Huson,  Raymur,  Oliver, 
Raiford,  Anderson,  Butler,  Kempton. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  duly  opened  in  the  G.  L.  De- 
gree. The  roll  of  officers  called.  The  R.  W.  G.  Warden 
being''^absent,  the  M.  W.  G.  M.  appointed  P.  G.  Anderson 
R.  W.  G.  Warden,  pro  tern.  It  was  moved  and  seconded 
that  the  minutes  of  the  last  regular  communication  having 
been  printed,  the  reading  of  the  same  be  dispensed  with. 
Carried. 

On  motion,  the  minutes  were  then  confirmed. 

The  certificates  of  P.  G's.  I.  P.  Garvin,  L.  P.  Strong, 
Geo.  W.  Adams,  Jas.  M.  Bivins,  J.  B.  Tufts,  Solomon 
Cohen,  and  Fred.  H.  Sanford,  and  of  I.  P.  Garvin,  L.  P. 
Strong  and  Fred.  H.  Sanford,  as  Representatives,  were 
received  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Elections  and 
Returns.  Only  one  of  the  committee  being  present,  the 
M.  W.  G.  M.  added  the  names  of  P.  G's.  Barnes  and 
Huson,  who  retired  and  made  the  following  report  : 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  report  that 
they  have  examined  the  certificates  of  the  following 
brothers,  and  find  them  correct,  viz : 

11 


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1.  P.  Garvin,  No.  10,  as  V.  G.  and  N.  G.;  L.  P.  Strong, 

Ko.  2,  as  V.  G.  and  N.  G.;  Geo.  W.  Adams,  No.  9,  ss  V. 

G.  and  N.  G.;  Jas.  M.  Bivins,  No.  5,  as  Secretary,  V.  G. 

and  N.  G.;  J.  B.  Tufts,  No.  1,  as  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N. 

G.;  Sol.  Cohen,  No,  1,  as  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N.  G.;  F. 

H.  Sanford,  No.  4,  as  V.  G.  and  N,  G.;  I.  P.  Garvin, 

Representative  and  Proxy  of  Miller  Lodge,  No.   10  ;  L. 

P.  Strong,  Representative  of  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2  ;  F. 

H.  Sanford,   Representative  in  place  Brother   J.   C.   F. 

Clark,  Representative  of  Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4. 
WM.  STEELE,  "1 

JACKSON  BARNES,  I  ^ 
T.  R.  HUSON,  >  Committee. 

THOS.  PURSE,         J 

The  R.  W.  G.  Warden  then  retired  and  found  the  fol- 
lowing brothers  in  waiting :  I.  P.  Garvin,  L.  P.  Strong, 
George  W.  Adams,  and  Jas.  M.  Bivins  ;  and  on  examin- 
ation finding  them  correct,  the  Side  Degrees  to  which  they 
were  entitled,  were  conferred  upon  them ;  they  were  then 
conducted  in  and  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree  conferred. 
The  M.  W.  G.  M.  made  the  following  report,  which  was 
read : 

To  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

It  affords  me  peculiar  pleasure  to  meet  the  members 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  to  exchange  with  them  congra- 
tulations on  the  continued  prosperity  of  the  Order  within 
this  jurisdiction.  Since  our  last  annual  communication, 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  has  convened  in 
extra  and  in  regular  session,  and  the  result  of  the  labors 
and  deliberations  of  that  Lodge  has  been  the  completion 
of  a  thorouG-h  reform  in  the  work  of  the  Order.  The 
report  of  our  R.  W.  G.  Representatives  and  the  concur- 
rent opinions  of  Lodges  in  various  sections  of  our  country 
with  whom  the  new  work  is  already  in  use,  assign  to  it 
the  high  praise  of  appropriate  simplicity  united  with  sin- 


83 

gul^r  felicity  of  expression.  I  regret  that  causes  of  which 
I  am  ignorant  have,  up  to  the  present  time,  prevented  the 
books  from  reaching  my  office,  but  I  trust  that  in  a  very 
short  time  the  Lodges  in  this  State  will  be  supplied,  and 
enabled,  in  common  with  their  sister  Lodges  elsewhere, 
to  enjoy  the  benefits  of  the  change. 

No  alteration  worthy  of  particular  remark  in  the  condi- 
tion of  the  Order  under  my  jurisdiction  has  happened 
since  the  last  session.  The  number  of  Lodges  has  not 
increased,  but  the  reports  of  the  several  Lodges  on  file  in 
the  office  of  the  R.  W.  G.  Secretary  afford  satisfactory 
evidence  of  the  healthy  condition  of  the  institution.  The 
returns  of  the  meml)er3  exhibit  a  constant  and  gratifying 
increase  in  the  number  of  the  initiated,  and  while  our 
fraternity  in  more  densely  populated  regions  is  rapidly 
augmentmg,  we  have  every  reason  to  be  satisfied  with 
an  advance  on  our  part,  steady  if  not  so  rapid.  During 
the  last  term,  accompanied  by  my  officers,  I  visited  offi- 
cially the  three  Lodges  in  this  city,  and  was  much  pleased 
with  their  work.  It  had  been  my  intention,  as  it  certainly 
was  my  anxious  desire,  to  have  paid  similar  visits  to  the 
other  Lodges  in  the  State  before  meeting  you  on  the  pres- 
ent occasion,  but  the  delay  in  the  transmission  of  the  new 
work  has  prevented  the  accomplishment  of  my  purpose. 
As  soon,  however,  as  possible,  after  the  reception  of  the 
work,  I  will  commence  an  official  tour,  in  the  course  of 
which  I  will  be  enabled  as  well  to  enjoy  the  pleasure  of 
meeting  my  brethren  of  the  interior  Lodges  as  to  perform 
my  duty  of  instruction  in  the  revised  work. 

I  have  had  under  consideration  two  alterations  in  the 
laws  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  which  reflection  has  satisfied 
me  will  conduce  to  the  welfare  of  the  Order  in  this  State. 
The  first  is  such  an  alteration  as  will  require  a  balloting 
for  the  admission  of  Past  Grands  to  membership  in  this 
body.  The  second  is  a  change  in  the  existing  laws  so  as 
to  relieve  the  Grand  Lodge  treasury  from  the  expense  of 
Representatives,  and  to  require  each  Subordinate  to  com- 


S4 

pensate  its  own  Representatives.  I  am  persuaded  that  these 
alterations  are  demanded  by  our  condition,  and  I  there- 
fore present  them  to  your  notice  now,  in  order  that  you 
may  give  to  them  proper  attention  before  the  next  annual 
communication,  when,  I  hope,  amendments  based  upon  • 
these  suggestions,  will  be  incorporated  into  your  Consti- 
tution. 

I  improve  the  present  opportunity  to  inform  the  Grand 
Lodge  that  I  have  appointed  the  Past  Grands  whose  names 
follow,  D.  D.  Grand  Masters,  to  serve  during  my  term  of 
office,  viz :  J.  Adam,  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7  ;  M. 
Woodruff,  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6 ;  and  T.  R.  Huson, 
of  Cherokee  Lodge,  No,  8. 

I  commend  to  your  earnest  attention  the  proposed 
alterations  in  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
reported  from  the  committee  at  the  last  communication 
and  laid  upon  the  table,  according  to  rule  until  the  next 
session.  Although  the  subject  cannot  regularly  be  brought 
up  at  the  present  session,  I  direct  your  attention  to  it,  so 
that  you  may  properly  prepare  yourselves  for  its  consider- 
iUion  when  it  shall  come  up  in  order. 

R.  WAYNE,  Grand  Master. 

Savannah,  February  4th,  1S46. 

It  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  report  be  received. 
Carried.  And  after  some  discussion,  on  motion  of  adop- 
tion, it  was  referred  by  motion  to  a  special  committee  of 
three  to  report  thereon.  The  following  Past  Grands  were 
appointed  that  committee  :  Anderson,  Huson  and  Johnson. 

Past  Grand  Barnes  presented  a  petition  of  five  brothers 
with  their  cards,  praying  for  a  charter  to  form  a  Lodge  in 
Albany,  (Baker  county,)  to  be  hailed  as  "Albany  Lodge," 
which  on  motion,  was  referred  to  a  special  committee. 
The  Grand  Master  appointed  the  following  Past  Grands: 
Lloyd,  Huson  and  Steele. 

Dn  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  was  closed  in  due  form 
to  meet  at  10  o'clock  next  morninc. 


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10  o'clock,  a.  m.,  ■) 

SAVANNAH,  FEB.  5th,  1846.  5 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  this  morning  pursuant  to  adjourn- 
ment—  Present,  the  officers  and  a  due  representation. 
The  roll  called.  The  minutes  of  the  meeting  the  after- 
noon previous  were  read  and  confirmed. 

Past  Grands  Cohen,  Tufts  and  Sanford  being  in  wait- 
ing, the  R.  W.  Grand  Warden  retired,  and  finding  them 
correct,  they  were  conducted  in,  and  the  G.  L.  Degree 
conferred  upon  them. 

The  Committee  on  Order  of  Procession  asked  further 
time,  which  was  granted. 

The  Committee  on  By-Laws  asked  further  time,  which 
was  granted. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Johnson,  and  carried: 

Resolved,  That  the  trappings  used  for  the  Grand  Marshal 
be  disposed  of  and  the  proceeds  placed  in  the  hands  of 
the  Treasurer,  and  that  in  future  the  Grand  Marshal  shall 
walk. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley,  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Lloyd : 

Rssolved,  That  the  resolution  on  page  13  of  the  printed 
proceedings  of  the  last  annual  communication  of  this  body 
in  the  following  words — "Resolved,  That  any  brother  of 
this  Order  belonging  to  any  Lodge  subordinate  to  this 
Grand  Lodge,  who  shall  be  concerned  in  a  duel,  either  as 
principal  or  second,  shall  be  forthwith  forever  expelled 
from  the  Order :  nor  shall  any  Subordinate  Lodge  grant  a 
withdrawal  card  to  any  brother  if  they  may  have  reason 
to  believe  that  he  demands  it  for  the  purpose  of  engaging 
in  a  duel  and  evading  the  punishment  attached  to  that 
offence,"  be  and  is  hereby  rescinded. 

After  some  considerable  discussion,  it  was  carried  in 
the  affirmative  by  the  call  of  yeas  and  nays  of  the  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  different  Lodges. 


8G 

Yeas  —  R.  Wayne,  J.  N.  Lewis,  No.  1 ;  Isaac  Holmes, 
L.  B.  Strong,  No.  2  ;  W.  Steele,  F.  H.  Sanford,  No.  4  ;  J. 
Barnes,  No.  5 ;  B.  Conley,  No.  7  ;  T.  K.  Huson,  No.  S ; 
I.  P.  Garvin,  No.  10. 

Nays  — J.  P.  Collins,  No.  3  ;  J.  W.  Anderson,  and  J. 
R.  Johnson,  No.  9. 

The  Committee  on  the  Application  for  a  new  Lodge  to 
be  located  in  Albany,  (Baker  county,)  made  the  following 
report,  which  was  adopted  : 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  application 
of  Geo.  B.  King,  Jas.  A.  H.  Macon,  Geo.  Alden,  Gilbert 
M.  Williams,  Youel  G.  Rust,  for  a  new  Lodge,  to  be 
located  at  Albany,  in  this  State,  and  to  be  entitled  "Albany 
Lodge,  No.  11,"  beg  leave  to  report — That  they  have 
examined  the  cards  and  recommendations  accompaning 
the  petition,  and  find  the  cards  and  qualifications  of  the 
applicants  to  be  correct,  and  the  recommendation  of 
United  Brothers'  Lodge,  from  which  body  most  of  the 
applicants  have  withdrawn,  gives  them  every  reason  to 
believe  that  the  new  Lodge  will  be  an  ornament  and 
benefit  to  the  Order.  We  recommend  the  passage  of  the 
following  resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  the  application  of  George  B.  King,  Jas. 
A.  H.  Macon,  Geo.  W.  Alden,  Gilbert  M.  Williams,  and 
Youel  G.  Rust,  for  a  Lodge  to  be  entitled  "Albany  Lodge, 
No.  11,"  at  Albany,  in  this  Slate,  be  granted,  and  that  a 
charter  be  filled  up  and  signed  by  the  proper  officers  and 
delivered  to  the  applicants  upon  the  payment  of  the  usual 
fees* 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,      ) 
WILLIAM    STEELE,  }  Committee. 
T.  R.  HUSON,  ) 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  Grand 
Master's  report  made  the  following  report: 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  communica- 
tion of  the  Grand  Master,  have  had  under  consideration 
the  recommendations  contained  therein.  The  first  recom- 
mendation is   an   alteration  requiring  balloting  for  the 


87 


admission  of  Past  Grands  as  members  of  this  body. 
Although  the  suggestion,  if  carried  out,  might  conduce  to 
the  welfare  of  the  Order,  still  we  have  arrived  at  the  con- 
clusion that,  under  present  usage,  Subordinate  Lodges 
have  the  right  to  select  their  N.  G.  and  all  Past  Grands 
in  good  standing  in  their  respective  Lodges,  have  a  right 
to  a  seat  in  this  body.  We  are,  therefore,  constrained  to 
report  against  the  recommendation,  but  recommend  that 
our  Representatives  at  the  next  session  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  States  be  instructed  to  bring  this 
subject  before  that  body.  With  regard  to  the  second 
recommendation,  viz :  That  each  Subordinate  Lodge 
compensate  its  own  Representatives;  in  this  we  fully 
concur,  and  would  press  its  favorable  consideration  on 
this  body,  and  in  the  amendment  of  the  By-Laws  we 
hope  this  principle  will  be  adopted. 

J.  W.  ANDERSON,   ) 

T.  R.  HUSON,  }  Committee. 

J.  R.  JOHNSON,        ) 

On  motion,  the  report  was  received  and  the  recom- 
mendations taken  separately.  The  first  in  relation  to 
balloting  was  stricken  out,  and  the  balance  of  the  report 
laid  upon  the  table  until  the  next  session. 

The  Committee  on  Quarterly  Returns  made  the  follow- 
ing report: 


Months. 

JVames  and  JVo's. 

of  Lodges. 

P.  G's. 

Members 

Revenue. 

Relief. 

Due  G.  L. 

Oct 

Oglethorpe  Lodge,. 

..No." 

1.. 

n 

244 

557  93 

186  50 

17  10 

Jan.  .  .. 

" 

No. 

].. 

13 

253 

503  14 

236  50 

6  50 

Sept... 

Franklin  Lodge... 

..No. 

2.. 

n 

165 

277  90 

20  00 

9  70 

1)ec 

" 

No. 

2.. 

12 

170 

279  77 

9  20 

Sept... 

Live  Oak  Lodge. . 

..No. 

3.. 

160 

329  46 

6  50 

Dec  .... 

" 

No. 

3.. 

12 

161 

233  94 

5  80 

Sept  ... 

Sylvan  Lodge 

..No. 

4.. 

3  50 

Dec 

" 

No. 

4.. 

8 

54 

199  27 

13  90 

Sept... 

U.  Brothers  Lodge 

..No. 

5.. 

7 

83 

180  00 

7  50 

Dec 

« 

No. 

5.. 

7 

94 

300  83 

50  00 

15  40 

Oct 

Muscogee  Lodge.. 

..No. 

6.. 

109 

217  00 

15  58 

Dec 

" 

No. 

6.. 

114 

135  00 

9  70 

Sept... 

Washington  Lodge 

.  .No. 

7.. 

171 

119  00 

11  90* 

Dec 

" 

No. 

7.. 

187 

22  60 

Sept... 

Cherokee  Lodge  . . 

..No. 

8.. 

37 

55  00 

5  50 

Dec 

" 

No. 

8.. 

38 

15  00 

1  50 

Sept  . .  • 

DeKalb  Lodge 

..No. 

9.. 

2 

87 

283  85 

40  00 

13  00 

Dec 

No. 

9.! 

3 

92 

277  73 

10  00 

9  30 

Sept  . . . 

Miller  Lodge 

..No. 

10.. 

54 

)36  00 

13  60 

Dec 

X 

No. 

10.. 

79 

260  GO 

26  00 

THOS.  PURSE,  Chairman. 


88 

The  report  was  received  and  adopted- 

The  following  invitation  was  received  from  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  for  the  celebra- 
tion, which  was  accepted  : 

Savannah,  4th  February,  184:6. 

To  the  M.  W.   G.  Master,  Officers  and  Members, 

of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia: 

Dear  Sir  and  Brothers  : — 

In  behalf  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  I  most 
repectfully  invite  the  Grand  Lodge  to  unite  in  the  cele- 
bration on  the  6th  instant. 

Respectfully  yours  in  F.  L.  &  T., 

JNO.  N.  LEWIS, 

Chairman  of  Committee. 

The  folio w^ing  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Steele  and  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to 
return  all  quarterly  reports  received  from  the  respective 
Subordinate  Lodges  which  have  been  reported  as  imper- 
fect by  the  Committee  on  Returns,  for  correction,  retaining 
the  amount  of  their  dues  which  have  been  received. 

The  Finance  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved^  That  the  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
the  Representatives  of  Lodges,  shall  receive  two  dollars 
per  diem  and  two  dollars  for  every  thirty  miles  of  travel 
for  their  attendance  on  the  Grand  Lodge. 

R.  Wayne, $8  00 

J.  N.  Lewis,  -  -  -  •  8  00 

I.  Holmes,  -  -  -  -  -    32  00 

L.  P.  Strong,  -  -  -  -  28  00 

W.  Steele,  -  -  -  -  -    26  00 

F.  H.  Sanford,        -  -  -  -  26  00 

J.  Barnes,  -  -  -  -  -    28  00 


8 

00 

-     4 

00 

26 

00 

-  44 

00 

8 

00 

-     8 

00 

22 

00 

89 

J.  P.  Collins,  »  -  -  - 

J.  S.  Morel,  -  -  -  - 

B.  Conley,   -  -  -  -  - 

T.  R.  Huson,       .  =.  =  = 

J.  W.  Anderson,     ~  =  =~  - 

J.  R.  Johnson,     -  -  -  - 

I.  P.  Garvin,  _  -  -  - 

Total,  -  -  -       $276  00 

Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  four  dollars  be  paid  brother 
W.  Yorke,  for  his  attendance  on  this  body  during  its  semi- 
annual communication. 

THOMAS  PURSE,         )  ^ 

JNO.   W.  ANDERSON,  5  ^'^"''^''^^^' 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley,  and  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Barnes,  and  unani- 
mously carried : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Geor- 
gia, I.  O.  O.  F.,  recognise  brother  F.  M.  Robertson,  late 
of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  held  at  Augusta  under  this 
jurisdiction,  and  now  a  member  of  Marion  Lodge,  No.  2, 
held  in  Charleston,  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina,  as  a 
legally  qualified  Past  Grand,  and  that  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary be  requested  to  furnish  brother  Robertson  a  certifi- 
cate of  the  fact,  with  a  request  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
State  of  South  Carolina  to  confer  upon  him  the  Past 
Officers'  Degrees  to  which  he  is  entitled. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  Past  Grand 
Conley,  and  unanimously  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Grand  Lodge  are 
hereby  tendered  to  the  officers  and  brothers  of  DeKalb 
Lodge,  No.  9,  for  the  use  of  their  room  for  the  meetings 
of  this  body  during  the  present  session. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  requested  to 
furnish  DeKalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  with  a  copy  of  the  above 
resolution. 

There  being  no  further  business,  the  Grand  Lodge  was 

closed  in  due  form. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  Grand  Secretary. 
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SAVANNAH,  5th  August,  184(J. 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  this  morning  at  DeKalb  Lodge 
Room,  it  being  its  regular  annual  communication. 

The  Lodge  was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  W.  G^ 
Chaplain. 

Present  — 

RICHARD  WAYNE,  M.  TV.  Grand  Master. 

J.  J.  JONES,  R.  TV.  I).  Grand  Master. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  R.  TV.  Grand  Secretary, 

J.  P.  COLLINS,  R.  TV.  Grand  Treasurer, 

JOHN  R.  JOHNSON,  TV.  Grand  Marshal. 

Past  Grand  E.  S.  Kempton  was  appointed  Grand 
Guardian  pro  tern. 

Past  Grand  John  Oliver  was  appointed  Grand  Con- 
ductor yro  tern. 

The  minutes  of  the  semi-annual  communication  were 
read  and  confirmed. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  were  pre- 
sented with  the  certificates  of  Past  Grands,  quarterly 
reports  of  Subordinate  Lodges,  and  certificates  of  Repre- 
sentatives. There  being  but  one  member  of  that  Com- 
mittee present,  the  places  of  the  absentees  were  filled  by 
the  Grand  Master  with  Past  Grands  R.  Austen  and  Geo. 
W.  Adams ;  and  the  Committee  having  retired,  made  the 
following  report : 

That  they  have  examined  the  following  certificates  and 
report  as  follows : 
Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1  — Jno.  Southwell,  V.  G.  and  N* 

G.;  J.  W.  Owens,  V.  G.  and  N.  G.  — Correct. 
DeKalb  Lodge,  No.d  —  h.O.  Reynolds,  V.  G.  and  N.  G.j 

R.  H.  Griffin  and  O.  P.  Felt,  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N. 

G.  —  Correct. 
Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2.  —  G.  S.  Obear  and  M.  L.  Gray- 
bill,  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N.  G.  —  Each  informal  froiil 

want  of  seal  and  signatures  of  proper  officers. 


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United  Brothers^  Lodge,  No.  5  —  E.  D.  Williams,  Secre* 
tary,  V.  G.  and  N.  G.  —  Informal  as  above. 

THOS.  PURSE,        ) 

ROBT.  AUSTEN,     }  Committee. 
GEO.  W.   ADAMS,) 

Savannah,  August  5th,  1846. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  also  report 
that  the  following  brothers  have  certificates  as  Represen- 
tatives, properly  authenticated  for  one  year  : 
Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1  —  Thos.  E.  Lloyd,  John  South- 
well, John  W.  Owens ;  against  which  a  protest  has 
been  handed  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  signed  by  J.  B. 
Tufts,  J.  Oliver,  G.  Butler,  and  E-  S.  Kempton,  Past 
Grands. 
FranUin  Lodge,  No.  2  —  Geo.  S.  Obear,  M.  L.  Graybill, 

J.  J.  Jones. 
Live  Oakl^odge,  No.  3 — Jas.  S.  Morel,  E.  Parsons. 
Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4  —  Fred.  H.  Sanford,  J.  C.  F.  Clark. 
United  Brothers'  Lodge,  No.  5  —  A.  B.  Hartwell,   E.  D. 

Williams. 
Mmcogee  Lodge,  No.  6  —  Wiley  Williams,  M.  Woodruff, 
Washington  Lodge,  No.  7  —  L.  D.  Ford,  Jas.  Adam,  B. 

Conley. 
Cherokee  Lodge,  No.  8  —  N.  M.  Calder,  M.  Conley. 
DeKalh  Lodge,  No.  9  —  Geo.  W.  Adams,  L.  O.  Reynolds, 
Miller  Lodge,  No.  10  —  Robert  Austen,  I.  P.  Garvin. 
Albany  Lodge,  No.  11  — Geo.  B.  King,  F.  O.  Welch. 

THOS.  PURSE,         ) 

R.  AUSTEN,  >  Committee. 

GEO.  W.  ADAMS,     > 

Savannah,  5th  August,  1846. 

Past  Grand  Williams,  of  No.  6,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Elec- 
tions, be  received,  and  that  the  Representatives  reported 


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by  said  Committee  be  recognised  as  such,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  return  from  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1,  to  which 
there  is  a  protest  presented. 

Past  Grand  Anderson,  of  No.  9,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  carried  :  • 

Resolved,  That  the  certificates  of  the  Representatives 
of  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1,  together  with  the  protest  of 
certain  Past  Grands  of  said  Lodge,  be  referred  to  a  special 
committee  with  power  to  send  for  persons  and  papers  — 
the  committee  to  consist  of  three,  to  be  appointed  by  the 
Chair. 

Past  Grands  Adams,  of  No.  6,  Austen  and  Garvin,  of 
No.  10,  were  appointed. 

Past  Grand  Johnson,  of  No.  9,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  unanimously  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Side  Degrees  and  Grand  Lodge 
Degrees  be  conferred  on  all  Past  Grands  at  present  in 
waiting  whose  certificates  may  be  informal,  provided 
evidence  of  their  being  Past  Grands  from  the  Grand 
Secretary's  record  be  shown. 

The  Grand  Warden  then  retired,  and  having  given 
the  Side  Degrees,  the  following  Past  Grands  were  con- 
ducted in  and  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree  conferred : 

J.  Southwell,  J.  W.  Owens,  of  No.  1 ;  Geo.  S.  Obear, 
M.  L.  GraybiU,  No.  2  ;  E.  D.  Williams,  No.  5  ;  N.  M. 
Calder,  M.  Cooley,  No.  8  ;  R.  H.  Griffin,  O.  P.  Felt,  L. 
O.  Reynolds,  No.  9  ;  Geo.  B.  King,  No.  IX- 

The  following  certificate  was  presented  by  Past  Grand 

King: 

Grand  Lodge,  State  of  Georgia,  J.  O.  O.  F.y 

Savannah,  August  5th,  1S45. 

1  certify  that  Franklin  O.  Welch,  of  Albany  Lodge,  No. 
U,  has  served  as  N.  G.  in  said  Lodge  the  last  terra  of 
said  Lodge. 

GEO.  B.  KING,  P.  G., 

Albany  LodgCy  No.  11. 


03 

It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  certificate  be  re- 
ceived, and  the  Degrees  conferred. 

The  Grand  Warden  retired,  and  finding  the  Past  Grand 
correct,  the  Degrees  were  conferred. 

The  M.  W.  Grand  Master  presented  the  following 
report,  which  was  read,  and,  on  motion  of  Past  Grand 
Purse,  of  No.  1,  the  report  was  received  and  ordered  to 
be  placed  on  the  minutes  ; 

To  the  R.  TV.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

J.  O.  O.  F.,of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

The  occasion  has  arrived  for  presenting  to  you  the  last 
report  on  the  state  of  the  order  under  your  jurisdiction, 
which  it  will  be  incumbent  on  me  to  make.  I  approach 
the  discharge  of  this  duty  with  feelings  of  gratification  at 
the  happy  condition  of  our  institution  and  its  steady  ad- 
vance in  public  favor.  Brilliant  and  remarkable  as  were 
the  triumphs  achieved  by  the  Order  in  its  infancy  and 
early  youth,  the  fruits  of  its  maturity  have  more  than  sat- 
isfied expectation.  Every  where  throughout  our  own 
country  the  insignia  of  our  charitable  brotherhood  are  visi- 
ble, and  even  under  foreign  governments  its  benevolence 
and  benificence  are  in  full  practice.  Popular  prejudices 
have  passed  away  before  the  unconquerable  influence  of 
facts,  the  unpretending  and  faithful  discharge  of  the  high 
duties  which  we  have  voluntarily  assumed,  has  convinced 
the  world  of  the  true  character  of  our  fraternity,  and  a 
society  born  in  adversity  and  nurtured  in  the  lap  of  suflfer- 
ing,  has  assumed  its  exalted  position  as  the  greatest  and 
most  successful  of  all  establishments  for  the  relief  of  failing 
humanity.  The  initiated  have  swoln  into  a  host,  and  the 
annual  increase  is  numbered  by  tens  of  thousands.  All 
classes  and  descriptions  of  men  forgetting  religious  differ- 
ences and  political  feuds  join  in  harmonious  efforts  to  ad- 
vance our  cause  and  to  spread  still  further  and  wider  the 
principles  of  universal  charity,  which  are  the  unceasing 
lessons  of  Odd-Fellowship.     For  such  success,  for  so  un- 


94 

exampled  prosperity,  we  have  reason  to  be  deeply  thankful 
and  it  becomes  us  to  acknowledge  with  devout  gratitude 
the  blessings  with  which  our  struggles  have  been  crowned 
by  that  Being  whose  greatness  and  goodness  are  so  con^ 
stantly  impressed  upon  our  minds  by  the  solemn  teachings 
of  our  Society. 

The  course  of  the  Order  in  this  State  during  the  past 
year  has  not  been  checkered  by  any  very  remarkable 
occurrences.  The  different  subordinates  have  managed 
their  affairs  creditably,  so  far  as  my  Deputies  have  in- 
formed me  and  my  own  knowledge  extends.  A  moderate 
but  respectable  advance  has  been  made  in  the  number  of 
contributing  members;  and  since  your  last  communication 
two  new  Lodges  have  been  instituted  and  have  com- 
menced their  work  under  favorable  auspices.  I  am  ad- 
vised also  that  the  preliminary  arrangements  have  already 
been  made  for  applications  for  two  more  charters  in  the 
course  of  the  ensuing  fall.  The  wide  extent  of  territory 
and  the  comparatively  sparse  population  of  this  State  have 
been  unfavorable  to  the  rapid  extension  of  your  branch  of 
the  Order,  but  the  foundations  are  now  laid  broadly  and 
deeply,  and  a  careful,  prudent,  and  sagacious  performance 
of  your  share  of  the  work  will  soon  accomplish  the  super^ 
structure. 

Your  present  communication  will  be  one  whose  result 
may  work  much  benefit  or  much  injury.  Patient  experi- 
ment has  proved  the  inadequacy  of  the  local  laws  under 
which  you  have  administered  the  government  of  the  Order 
in  this  State,  and  you  have  already  acknowledged  the  duty 
of  correcting  the  evil.  It  is  not  going  too  far  to  say  that 
the  progress  of  the  Order  in  Georgia  has  been  interrupted 
by  the  want  of  that  vigor  and  strength  on  the  part  of  its 
supreme  rulers,  which  can  only  be  the  result  of  wise  laws 
wisely  executed.  I  am  persuaded,  however,  that  you  are 
ready  and  anxious  to  apply  the  remedy,  and  that  before 
we  separate,  you  will  have  addressed  yourself  in  earnest 
to  the  great  work  of  salutary  reform,  and  built  up  a  sys- 


95 

lem  under  which  new  life  will  be  imparted  to  all  who 
acknowledge  you  as  their  head.  The  responsibihty  which 
rests  upon  yon  is  grave  and  serious,  but  I  do  not  doubt 
your  entire  ability  to  sustain  yourselves.  The  confidence 
of  your  brethren  has  raised  you  to  the  eminent  rank  which 
you  are  now  enjoying;  and  I  feel  assured  that  you  will 
labor  long  and  diligently  to  repay  by  important  services 
the  kindness  which  has  elevated  you. 

I  cannot  close  my  last  written  communication  in  my 
official  capacity,  without  the  expression  of  my  unfeigned 
thanks  for  the  assistance  which  has  been  given  to  me  by 
the  other  Grand  Officers,  and  the  declaration  of  my  entire 
satisfaction  with  their  conduct  and  deportment  in  their 
several  offices.  With  yourselves,  as  individuals,  my  offi- 
cial intercourse  has  been  extremely  pleasant,  and  I  would 
be  ungrateful  if  I  did  not  acknowledge  that  your  invaria- 
bly correct  deportment  upon  this  floor  has  made  my  seat 
agreeable,  and  my  duties  as  your  presiding  officer,  light. 

It  remains  for  me  to  direct  your  attention  to  the  reports 
which  follow  this,  and  which  will  give  you  the  details  of 
what  has  been  done  by  us  during  the  last  year. 

And  now  invoking  the  presence  of  the  Grand  Patriarch 
of  the  Universe  at  your  councils,  and  earnestly  hoping 
that  he  will  preside  over  your  deliberations  and  direct 
your  labors  to  a  successful  issue,  I  take  my  leave  of  you 
with  many  thanks  for  the  honors  which  you  have  bestow- 
ed upon  me.       '  - 

R.  WAYNE,  Grand  Master. 

Savannah,  August  5th,  1846. 

The  following  report  was  made  by  the  Grand  Repre- 
sentatives : 

To  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  of  the 

I.  0.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia: 

The  undersigned,  elected  by  a  vote  of  this  Lodge,  as 
Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States 


9G 

for  the  past  year,  attended  that  Lodge  in  the  discharge  of 
the  duty  assigned  them,  and  in  accordance  with  the  usual 
custom,  submit  a  report  of  such  matters  as  came  promi" 
nently  before  the  Grand  Lodge  during  its  last  annual  com- 
munication. So  long  an  interval  has  elapsed  since  that 
time,  that  many  of  the  subjects  must  necessarily  be  fam- 
iliar to  the  members  of  this  body,  but  it  may  be  profitable 
to  give  a  rapid  sketch  of  the  more  important  items. 

As  soon  as  the  Lodge  was  organized  for  business,  we 
presented  the  application  of  this  Lodge  for  a  copy  of  the 
charter  which  had  been  destroyed  by  fire,  which  applica- 
tion was  received  and  the  prayer  of  the  petition  granted. 
It  was  our  desire  that,  if  possible,  we  should  receive  ^fac 
simile  of  our  original  charter  with  the  signatures  of  the 
Grand  Officers  of  that  year,  and  this  brother  Ridgely, 
the  Grand  Secretary,  promised  to  procure  and  forward  to 
us.  During  the  past  winter  we  received  a  communica- 
tion from  brother  Ridgely,  stating  that  it  was  difficult,  if 
not  impossible,  to  procure  the  charter  we  desired  —  such 
charters  having  been  disused  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  "and 
the  officers  of  that  year  living  in  distant  sections  of  the 
country,  and  recommending  that  we  should  take  a  char- 
ter from  the  present  Grand  Officers,  with  a  memorandum 
upon  its  margin  of  the  date  of  our  institution.  We  did 
not  feel  authorised  to  accept  brother  Ridgely's  proposali 
but  recommend  that  it  be  accepted  by  this  Lodge; 

Upon  motion  and  the  request  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  the 
Past  Grand  Sires  gave  instruction  in  the  work  of  the 
Order  through  every  degree.  This  work  differed  in  some 
material  points  from  the  practice  of  the  Lodges  more  im- 
mediately under  our  notice,  and  in  such  Lodges  the  prac- 
tice has  been  changed  to  conform  to  the  instructions  then 
received.  Uniformity  in  the  work  was  strongly  recom- 
mended by  the  Grand  Lodge  as  necessary  to  the  preser- 
vation of  those  means  of  knowledge  by  which  we  ascer- 
tain who  indeed  are  connected  with  us  in  the  bonds  of 
Friendship,  Love  and  Truth. 


97 

The  ceremonies  to  be  observed  at  the  burial  ol  a  brother 
occupied  the  attention  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  excited 
considerable  interest,  arising  from  the  fact  of  a  collision 
which  had  occurred  between  a  Minister  of  the  Gospel  and 
the  authorities  of  a  Lodge  in  South  Carolina,  over  the 
grave  of  a  deceased  member  of  the  Order.  The  Grand 
Lodo-e  of  the  United  States  thought  that  it  would  be  more 
conducive  to  the  interest  of  the  Order  to  allow  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  each  State  to  determine  the  question  for  them- 
selves, as  the  prejudices  in  certain  sections  of  the  country 
against  funeral  rites  performed  by  any  other  than  the 
dignitaries  of  the  Church  rendered  general  legislation 
inexpedient.  The  form  to  be  used  having  been  abolished 
with  the  old  work,  the  question  of  course  presents  itself 
to  the  consideration  of  this  Lodge,  whether  they  will 
adopt  any  and  what  form  of  funeral  service,  and  with 
what  ceremonies  it  shall  be  conducted. 

By  a  resolution  of  this  Lodge  at  a  former  communica- 
tion, the  A.  T.  P.  W.  was  allowed  to  be  given  to  every 
Past  Grand  in  good  standing  in  his  Lodge.  The  Grand 
Lodge  of  South  Carolina  petitioned  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
the  United  States  to  allow  the  Past  Grands  of  that  State 
the  privilege  of  the  A.  T.  P.  W.,  but  such  a  course  was 
deemed  highly  inexpedient  and  refused.  The  committee 
consisting  of  experienced  members  of  the  Order  declare 
that  "from  experience  obtained  where  such  a  practice 
has  hitherto  been  erroneously  pursued,  that  it  would  be 
prejudicial  to  the  interest  of  the  Order  at  large."  This 
statement  is  submitted  as  a  guide  for  this  Lodge  in  its 
future  proceedings. 

The  matter  of  grievance  between  our  own  Lodge  and 
that  of  our  sister  State  of  South  Carolina,  with  regard  to 
the  admission  by  our  Subordinate  Lodges  of  citizens  of 
that  State,  over  whom  she  claimed  exclusive  jurisdiction, 
was  considered  in  the  Grand  Lodge  upon  a  motion  to 
"adopt  a  law  prohibiting  Lodges  from  initiating  persons 
belonging  to  other  States  without  first  obtaining  the  per- 

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98 

mission  of  the  State  in  which  the  appHcant  resides." 
The  Grand  Lodge  refused  to  pass  such  a  law,  deeming 
the  provision  already  made  sufficient,  and  thus  vindicating 
the  course  pursued  by  this  Lodge.  The  great  advantages 
which  had  accrued  to  brethren  of  the  Order  from  the 
cards  granted  them  while  traveling  and  the  timely  assist- 
ance often  rendered  upon  these  recommendations  to  mem- 
bers in  sickness  and  distress,  induced  the  introduction  of 
a  resolution  that  cards  should  be  granted  the  wives  and 
widows  of  Odd-Fellows  about  to  leave  the  places  of  their 
residence,  invoking  for  them  the  same  protection.  This 
resolution  was  carried  and  tlie  form  of  such  a  card 
appears  in  the  printed  report  of  the  proceedings.  It  was 
also  sought  to  attach  to  that  card  a  Degree  with  the  accom- 
panying P.  W.  and  sign,  to  give  still  greater  validity  to 
the  card  and  prevent  any  abuse  of  the  privilege ;  this  was 
lost  by  a  small  vote,  and  will,  in  all  probability,  again  be 
brought  before  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  approaching  session. 
Two  events  occurred  during  the  last  session  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  States  which  will  constitute  it  an 
era  in  the  history  of  Odd-Fellowship.  The  adoption  of 
the  revised  work  of  the  Order,  and  the  grant  of  a  charter 
to  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  1,  Liverpool,  England.  The 
revised  work  has  now  been  in  operation  more  than  half  a 
year,  and  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  dilate  upon  its  merits. 
They  must  have  been  appreciated  by  all  who,  holding 
the  Order  in  high  estimation  and  desirous  of  its  prosperity, 
were  anxious  that  its  lectures  and  charges  should  corres- 
pond with  the  noble  principles  which  it  inculcates,  the 
friendly  offices  which  it  enjoins.  This  has  been  effected 
by  the  revised  work.  The  precepts  of  Odd-Fellowship 
have  been  arranged  and  digested,  and  their  simple,  yet 
beautiful,  enforcement  in  the  instructions  given  to  candi- 
dates can  leave  none  unacquainted  with  those  cardinal 
truths  by  which  the  conduct  of  an  Odd-Fellow  must  be 
guided  in  the  performance  of  those  duties  which  he  owes 
to  his  God,  his  country  and  his  fellow-men. 


99 

The  Order  in  America  having  derived  its  origin  from 
the  Manchester  Unity,  and  having  separated  from  that 
body  on  account  of  what  they  believed  to  be  a  departure 
from  the  intentions  of  its  founders,  it  was  peculiarly  grati- 
fying to  have  in  England  a  Lodge  working  under  our 
jurisdiction  and  exhibiting  the  pure  and  elevated  tone  of 
the  Order  in  this  country.  We  are  in  the  advance  in  this 
age  of  improvement.  Receiving  the  germ  of  our  politi- 
cal opinions  from  that  country,  it  has  expanded  and  grown 
until  in  freedom  and  liberality  it  overshadows  the  parent 
stock,  and  having  received  the  germ  of  our  Order  from 
the  same  source,  we  have  returned  it  to  them  enlarged 
and  liberalized  under  the  fostering  genius  of  our  free 
institutions.  The  formation  of  this  Lodge  is  gratifying  as 
evincing  the  increase  of  our  beloved  Order.  Its  march 
is  onward.  The  accomplishments  of  great  results  by 
efforts  of  combination  is  one  of  the  peculiar  character- 
istics of  this  century.  Of  this  spirit  our  Order  is  a  great 
Representative,  using  for  its  purposes  a  combination,  not 
only  of  the  physical  and  intellectual  force  of  man,  but 
likewise  his  moral  nature.  The  effects  must  be  equiva- 
lent to  these  causes,  and  a  well  founded  experience  justi- 
fies us  in  believing  that  the  extension  of  the  Order  to  coun- 
tries beyond  the  ocean  is  but  the  first  step  towards  its 
universal  recognition  and  adoption  by  all  civilized  nations. 

Respectfully,  in  F.  L.  &  T., 


THOS.  E.  LLOYD,    )  ^  p    ,.. 
WILEY  WILLIAMS,  5  ^'  ^^^  "^^^' 


On  motion  the  report  was  received,  and  with  the  Grand 
Master's  report,  referred  to  a  committee  of  three  on  each. 
Committee  on  first,  (Grand  Master's  report) — P.  G's, 
Griffin,  WiUiams  and  Parsons.  On  the  latter,  (Grand 
Representatives'  report) — P.  G's,  Owens,  Collins  and 
Clark. 


too 

The  moUon  of  P.  G.  Johnson,  of  No.  9,  to  strike  out 
Article  10  of  the  Constitution  of  amendments,  alterations, 
&c. — was  taken  up  and  unanimously  carried. 

A  petition  for  a  charter  for  a  new  Lodge  with  the  cards 
of  five  brothers,  to  be  located  at  Thomasville,  Thomas 
county,  in  this  State,  to  be  hailed  as  "  Oclockonee  Lodge, 
No.  12,"  for  which  a  dispensation  had  been  granted,  was 
presented  ;  there  being  no  objections  to  the  granting  of  the 
charter,  it  was  granted. 

There  being  but  two  of  the  committee  on  the  Constitu- 
lion  in  attendance,  the  Grand  Master  appointed  the  fol- 
lowing as  said  committee : 

Lloyd,  of  No.  1 ;  Jones,  of  No.  2  ;  Collins,  of  No.  3 ; 
Clark,  of  No.  4  ;  Hartwell,  of  No.  5  ;  Williams,  of  No.  6  ; 
Calder,  of  No.  8  ;  Griffin,  of  No.  9  ;  Austen,  of  No.  10 ; 
and  King,  of  No.  11. 

P.  G.  Purse  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
carried : 

Resolved^  That  the  nomination  of  Grand  Officers  now 
take  place. 

The  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  nominate  and  the  follow- 
ing is  the  result : 

For  M.  W.  G.  M.,  John  W.  Anderson,  of  No.  9 ;  for 
R.  W.  D.  G.  M.,  J.  J.  Jones,  of  No.  2 ;  for  R.  W.  G.  W., 
M.  Woodruff,  of  No.  6 ;  for  R.  W.  G.  S.,  John  N.  Lewis, 
of  No.  1 ;  for  R.  W.  G.  T.,  J.  P.  Collins,  of  No.  3 ;  forR. 
W.  G.  C,  John  Southwell,  of  No.  1 ;  for  Grand  Repre- 
sentatives, F.  Sandford,  of  No.  4 ;  LP.  Garvin,  of  No.  10; 
R.  H.  Griffin,  of  No.  9  ;  W.  Williams,  of  No.  G. 

P.  G.  Sandford,  of  No.  4,  offered  the  following  resolu- 
tion, which  was  carried : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  L  O.  O.  F.  of 
the  State  of  Georgia,  will,  on  Friday,  at  10  o'clock.  A,  M. 
proceed  to  the  election  of  two  Representatives  to  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  to  be  held  at  Baltimore, 
and  all  other  elective  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


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The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  protests  of 
several  Past  Grands  from  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1,  made 
the  following  report,  which  was  unanimously  adopted : 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  protest  of 
several  Past  Grands  against  the  mode  in  which  the  elec- 
tion of  Representatives  to  this  Grand  Lodge  by  Oglethorpe 
Lodge,  No.  1,  was  conducted,  report:  That  after  a  full 
examination  into  the  facts  of  the  case,  they  find  that  the 
election  referred  to  was  in  accordance  with  the  regulations 
of  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1,  one  of  which,  the  15th  Rule 
of  Order,  declares  that  all  questions  except  otherwise 
provided  for  in  the  By-Laws,  shall  be  decided  by  a  major- 
ity of  votes.  The  committee  therefore  deem  the  brothers 
presenting  the  certificates  as  duly  elected. 


GEO.  W.  ADAMS, 

I.  P.  GARVIN,  \  Committee. 


R.  AUSTEN,  5 


A  communication  was  received  from  the  Secretary  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3,  inviting  the  members  to  attend 
the  funeral  of  a  deceased  brother. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  until  9  o'clock  to- 
morrow morning. 


9  o'clock,  a.  m.  '\ 

SAVANNAH,  6th  AUG.,  1846.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  assembled  pursuant  to  adjournment. 
Roll  called.  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  duty  of  pre- 
paring a  Constitution  for  this  Lodge,  beg  leave  to  report, 
That  they  have  in  part,  performed  the  duty  assigned 


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them,  and  unanimously  submit  the  Constitution  accom- 
panying this  report  as  a  fit  and  proper  Constitution  to 
regulate  this  body. 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,  Chairman. 

CONSTITUTION. 


The  R.  W.  Grand  Loda^e  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd-Fellows  of  the  State  of  Georgia  exercises  its  func- 
tions by  virtue  of  a  charter  granted  by  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  and  bearing  date  September 
21st,  1S43. 

ARTICLE    I. 

STYLE,  COMPOSITION  AND  POWERS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Section  1.  The  style  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd-Fellows 
of  the  State  of  Georgia. 

Section  2.  It  shall  be  composed  of  Grand  Officers, 
formally  installed.  Past  Grands,  properly  certified  and 
Representatives  duly  accredited  by  Subordinate  Lodges 
under  its  jurisdiction. 

Section  3.  It  is  the  legislative  head,  ruling  authority 
and  supreme  tribunal  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd- 
Fellows  in  the  State  of  Georgia.  It  has  power  to  enact 
any  law  not  contravening  the  customs  and  usages  of  the 
Order,  as  from  time  to  time,  declared  by  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  States,  not  altering  the  work  of  the 
Order,  or  any  of  the  several  degrees  belonging  thereto, 
not  derogating  from  the  constitutional  authority  of  the  R. 
W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  or  violating  any  of 
the  enactments  in  pursuance  thereof  and  not  conflicting 
with  the  laws  of  the  land.    It  has  power  to  grant  charters 


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for  Subordinate  Lodges,  to  be  located  within  its  jurisdic- 
tion. No  Subordinate  Lodge  can  be  created  within  its 
jurisdiction  by  any  other  authority  and  none  can  continue 
to  exist  without  its  sanction.  It  exercises  a  general  super- 
vision over  its  Subordinates  and  has  power  to  correct  their 
errors  in  work  by  summary  proceedings.  It  has  power 
to  try  and  finally  to  determine  all  controversies  between 
Lodges  under  its  jurisdiction,  to  hear  and  decide  appeals 
from  the  judgments  of  any  of  its  Subordinates,  to  try  the 
Subordinates  themselves  and  to  inflict  thereon  the  punish- 
ments of  fine,  suspension  of  their  functions  and  forfeiture 
of  their  charters.  It  may  permit  a  Subordinate  to  appeal 
from  its  judgment  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States,  but  no  such  appeal  will  lie  without  its  con- 
sent, except  in  a  case  of  expulsion  of  a  Lodge,  when  the 
Lodge  expelled  may,  after  having  dehvered  up  its  effects, 
appeal  without  the  consent  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE    II. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  All  regularly  promoted  Past  Grands,  who 
are  members  in  good  standing  of  Subordinate  Lodges 
within  this  jurisdiction  and  unattached  to  any  other  Slate 
Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  entitled  to  seats  in  this  Grand 
Lodge,  and  no  others  shall  be  admitted,  or  retain  mem- 
bership. 

Section  2.  A  Past  Grand,  seeking  admission  into  the 
Grand  Lodge,  shall  send  to  the  Grand  Secretary  a  certi- 
ficate from  the  Subordinate  to  which  he  may  be  attached 
setting  forth  the  oflBces  which  he  has  passed  and  his  stand- 
ing in  said  Subordinate. 

Section  3.  A  Past  Grand,  promoted  in  a  Subordinate 
other  than  that  of  which  he  may  be  a  member  when 
applying  for  admission  into  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  send 
in  a  certificate  of  service  from  the  Subordinate  in  which 
such  service  may  have  been  actually  performed  and  a 


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certificate  of  standing  from  the  Stibordinate  of  which  he 
may  be  a  member. 

Section  4.  A  Past  Grand,  promoted  in  a  Subordinate 
out  of  this  State,  shall  send  in  a  certificate  of  service  from 
such  Subordinate,  a  letter  of  request  from  the  Grand 
Lodge  under  whose  jurisdiction  he  was  promoted,  author- 
ising this  Grand  Lodge  to  confer  upon  him  the  Grand 
Lodge  Degree  and  such  of  the  Side  Degrees  as  he  may- 
be entitled  to,  and  a  certificate  of  stand ing^from  the  Sub- 
ordinate of  which  he  may  be  a  member. 

Section  5.  A  Past  Grand,  who  has  been  a  member  of 
another  State  Grand  Lodge,  shall  send  in  a  certificate  of 
that  fact  and  of  standing  from  such  Grand  Lodge  and  a 
further  certificate  of  standing  from  the  subordinate  of 
which  he  may  be  a  member. 

Section,  6.  Thecertificatesof  applicants  for  admission, 
shall  be  referred  to  a  standing  committee  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  hereinafter  designated.  If  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee be  favorable,  the  applicants  shall  undergo  the 
necessary  examination  by  the  Grand  Marshal,  or,  in  his 
absence,  by  some  other  Grand  Officer,  appointed  by  the 
Grand  Master  for  that  purpose,  and  if  they  prove  them- 
selves in  the  several  degrees,  they  shall  be  instructed  by 
the  Grand  Warden,  and  introduced  into  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  7.  Every  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  in 
good  standing,  except  the  presiding  oflScer,  shall  be  en- 
titled to  a  vole  at  all  elections  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
on  all  questions  before  it,  except  when  a  vote  by  Lodges 
shall  be  ordered. 

ARTICLE    III. 

REPRESENTATION  OF  SUBORDINATES. 

Section  1.  Representatives  shall  be  apportioned  as 
follows : — Every  Subordinate  shall  be  entitled  to  one  Rep- 
resentative, every  Subordinate  having  one  hundred  mem- 
bers, shall  be  entitled  to  two  Representatives,  and  every 


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Subordinate  exceeding  that  number,  shall  be  entitled  to 
two  Representatives  for  the  first  hundred,  and  one  addi- 
tional Representative  for  every  additional  fifty  members. 

Section  2.  Representatives  shall  be  elected  by  each 
Subordinate  from  among  its  Past  Grands  in  good  stand- 
ing. The  election  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of 
the  votes  cast,  shall  be  necessary  to  elect.  The  regular 
election  shall  be  held  annuall}',  at  such  time  as  each  Sub- 
ordinate may  designate  for  itself,  but  must  take  place  at  a 
regular  meeting.  The  Representatives  shall  retain  their 
seats  until  the  election  and  reception  of  their  successors. 
Elections  to  fill  vacancies  may  take  place  at  the  first  reg- 
ular meeting  after  the  occurrence  of  the  vacancies. 

Section  3.  Every  subordinate  Lodge  prevented  by  any 
circumstance  from  sending  a  delegation  from  among  its 
own  Past  Grands,  may  accredit  a  proxy  or  proxies,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  Representatives  to  which  it  may 
be  entitled.  Elections  for  proxy  Representatives  may  be 
held  whenever  occasion  shall  require,  but  must  take  place 
at  a  regular  meeting.  None  but  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  chosen  proxy  Representatives. 

Section  4.  No  member  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  sitting  ias 
a  Representative  of  his  own  subordinate  Lodge,  shall  be 
recognized  as  the  proxy  Representative  of  any  other  Sub- 
ordinate, nor  shall  any  member  hold  a  proxy  from  more 
than  one  Subordinate  at  the  same  time. 

Section  5.  Representatives  and  proxy  Representatives 
shall  present  certificates  of  their  election,  which  shall  be 
referred  to  a  standing  committee  hereinafter  designated. 
If  the  certificates  are  reported  correct  by  the  commit- 
tee, the  members  presenting  the  same  shall  be  admitted 
to  their  seats. 

Section  6.  The  necessary  expenses  of  one  Represen- 
tative or  proxy  Representative  from  each  Subordinate 
under  this  jurisdiction,  coming  to,  attending  and  returning 
from,  the  sessions  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  paid  out 

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of  its  treasury,  but  the  expenses  of  all  others,  shall  be 
borne  by  the  several  Lodges  by  which  they  are  accredited* 
Section  7.  Two  Subordinates,  in  good  standing,  may, 
through  their  Representatives,  demand  a  vote,  by  Lodges, 
on  any  question,  except  an  election,  and  whenever  a 
vote  shall  be  so  taken,  each  Subordinate,  in  good  standing, 
shall  be  entitled  to  as  many  votes  as  it  can  send  Repre- 
sentatives under  Section  1  of  this  Article.  Should  a  Sub- 
ordinate have  more  than  one  Representative  present,  and 
the  Representatives  be  equally  divided,  such  Subordinate 
shall  be  considered  as  not  voting.  Whenever  a  vote  shall 
be  taken  by  Lodges,  none  but  Representatives  or  proxy 
Representatives  shall  be  allowed  to  vote,  except  where 
the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  equally  divided,  when  the  pre- 
siding officer,  as  usual,  shall  have  the  casting  vote.  In 
all  cases  of  votes  by  Lodges,  the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be 
ordered  and  recorded. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

GRAND  OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  The  elective  officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master,  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand 
Master,  R.  W.  Grand  Warden,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary,. 
R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  and  R.  W.  Grand  Representa- 
tives to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States. 
They  shall  be  elected  annually  on  the  second  day  of  the 
regular  communication. 

Section  2.  The  appointed  officers  shall  be  the  W. 
Grand  Chaplain,  W.  Grand  Marshal,  W.  Grand  Con- 
ductor, W.  Grand  Guardian,  and  as  many  District  Deputy 
Grand  Masters  as  the  interests  of  the  Grand  Lodge  may, 
from  time  to  time,  require.  The  Grand  Chaplain,  Grand 
Marshal,  Grand  Conductor,  and  Grand  Guardian,  shall 
be  appointed  annually,  by  the  Grand  Master,  immediately 
after  his  installation,  but  their  appointments  must  be  con- 
firmed by  the  Grand  Lodge.     The  District  Deputy  Grand 


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Masters  may  be  appointed  by  the  Grand  Master  at  any 
time  during  the  Communications  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or 
in  its  recess,  and  shall  go  out  of  office  with  the  Grand 
Master  by  whom  they  may  be  appointed,  unless  their 
appointments  are  renewed  by  his  successor.  Any  ap- 
pointed officer  may  be  re-appointed. 

Section  3.  The  nomination  and  election  of  each  elec- 
tive officer  shall  take  place  separately,  in  the  order  of 
enumeration  in  Section  1  of  this  Article. 

Section  4.  Nominations  shall  be  made  immediately 
before  the  election.  No  person,  not  a  member  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  nominated  for  any  office.  No 
member  shall  be  nominated  without  his  consent  being  sig- 
iiified  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  either  orally  or  in  writing.  No 
member  shall  be  nominated,  unless  he  is  in  good  standing 
himself  and  attached  to  a  Subordinate  in  good  standing. 
No  member  shall  be  nominated  for  Grand  Master,  Deputy 
Grand  Master,  Grand  Warden,  or  Grand  Representative, 
unless  he  is  a  member  in  good  standing  of  a  lawful  En- 
campment of  Patriarchs  and  exalted  to  the  R.  P.  degree. 
The  Grand  Master,  Deput}''  Grand  Master,  and  Grand 
Warden,  shall  not  be  nominated  for  re-election  to  the  office 
past,  until  after  the  lapse  of  one  full  term,  unless  all  other 
members  nominated  should  previously  decline.  All  other 
elective  officers  may  be  nominated  for  re-election. 

Section  5.  Elections  shall  always  be  by  ballot  and  a 
majority  of  all  the  votes  polled  shall  be  necessary  to  a 
choice.  Ballots  for  any  person  not  in  nomination  shall  be 
counted  as  blanks.  If  on  any  ballot  there  be  a  failure  to 
elect,  by  reason  of  blanks,  additional  nominations  maybe 
received,  on  motion,  for  that  purpose,  and  ihereafler  no 
blanks  shall  be  counted.  If  more  than  two  members  be 
in  nomination  and  the  election  fail,  all  candidates,  except 
the  highest  two,  shall  be  dropped  before  the  renewal  of 
the  ballot.  Should  there,  at  any  time,  be  more  votes  cast 
than  members  in  good  standing  present,  the  election  shall 
be  void,  and  the  balloting  shall  recommence. 


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Section  6.  At  every  election  the  Grand  Secretary  shall 
call  over  the  roll  of  voters.  The  call  shall  begin  with 
the  officer  next  in  rank  to  the  presiding  officer  and  go 
through  the  list  of  officers,  accoiding  to  ihe  enumeration 
in  Sections  1  and  2  of  this  Article.  The  P.  G.  Masters 
shall  next  be  called,  according  to  seniority.  The  list  of 
members  shall  then  be  called,  beginning  with  the  senior 
p.  G.  of  Lodge  No  1,  and  passing  regularly  down  to  the 
junior  P.  G.  of  the  youngest  Lodge.  As  each  voter  is 
called,  the  Grand  Conductor  shall  present  to  him  the 
ballot  box  and  receive  his  ballot.  After  the  ballot  shall 
be  closed,  the  presiding  officer  shall  appoint  two  tellers, 
who  shall  count  the  votes  under  his  supervision. 

Section  7.  The  installation  of  Grand  officers  shall  take 
place  at  such  time  during  the  regular  communication  as 
the  Grand  Lodge  may,  by  resolution,  direct,  and  shall  be 
conducted  by  the  sitting  Grand  Master,  or  a  Past  Grand 
Master.  All  officers  shall  be  installed  for  one  year,  and 
until  the  installation  of  their  successors. 

Section  8.  The  Grand  Master  shall  preside  at  all  meet- 
ings of  the  Grand  Lodge,  enforce  the  laws  and  preserve 
order  in  the  Grand  Lodge.  He  shall  give  the  casting 
vote  in  all  cases  of  equal  division  in  the  Grand  Lodge ; 
appoint  Committees,  when  necessary,  unless  the  Grand 
Lodge  should  order  otherwise ;  fill  vacancies  occurring 
among  the  Grand  Officers  in  the  recess  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  by  special  appointment ;  grant  dispensations  for 
opening  new  Lodges,  under  the  restrictions  hereafter  pro- 
vided and  cause  such  Lodges  to  be  instituted  in  proper 
form,  and  select  the  pass-word  of  the  term  and  cause  the 
same  to  be  communicated  to  the  proper  officers  of  the 
several  Subordinates.  Li  the  intervals  between  the  com- 
munications of  the  Grand  Lodge,  he  shall  exercise  its 
supervising  power  over  Subordinates,  correct  their  errors 
and,  in  doubtful  cases,  declare  the  usages  and  laws  of  the 
Order,  both  general  and  local.  An  appeal  will  lie  from 
his  decisions  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  they  shall  be  bind- 


lOD 

mg  until  reversed.  He  shall  visit,  oflScially,  at  least  once 
in  every  term,  either  personally,  or  by  deputy,  each  Sub- 
ordinate under  his  jurisdiction  and  investigate  its  standing 
and  condition.  When  visiting  Subordinates  officially,  he 
and  his  deputies  shall  be  received  with  the  honors  of  the 
Order.  He  shall  be  charged  generally  with  the  enforce- 
ment of  the  laws  of  the  Order  in  the  recess  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  adequate  power  shall  be  hereafter  given  to 
him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall  make  a  report  on  the  state 
of  the  Order  in  this  jurisdiction  at  every  regular  commu- 
nication. He  may,  in  his  discretion,  order  special  com- 
munications of  the  Grand  Lodge,  causing  at  least  two 
weeks'  notice  thereof  to  be  given  to  each  Subordinate 
under  his  jurisdiction. 

Section  9.  The  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  assist  the 
Grand  Master  in  the  performance  of  his  duties.  In  case 
of  the  temporary  absence,  sickness,  or  suspension,  of  the 
Grand  Master,  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  preside  over 
the  Grand  Lodge  and  discharge  the  other  duties  of  Grand 
Master,  and  in  the  event  of  a  vacancy,  occasioned  by  the 
resignation,  death,  or  removal,  from  office  of  the  former, 
the  latter  shall  become  i]pso  facto  Grand  Master,  and  all 
the  powers,  duties  and  responsibilities  of  that  office  shall 
devolve  upon  him. 

Section  10.  The  Grand  Warden  shall  assist  the  Grand 
Master  in  the  preservation  of  order,  shall  have  special 
charge  of  the  inner  door,  subject  to  the  control  of  the 
Grand  Master,  and  shall  confer  personally,  or  by  deputy, 
the  Grand  Lodge  and  Side  Degrees  upon  all  applicants 
duly  qualified.  Should  any  of  the  cases,  provided  for  in 
Section  9  occur,  and  the  office  of  Deputy  Grand  Master 
be  vacant,  the  Grand  Warden  shall  assume  the  office  of 
Grand  Master,  temporarily,  or  permanently,  as  the  emer- 
gency may  require. 

Section  11.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  keep  full  and 
accurate  minutes  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  receive  all  communications,   documents,  letters, 


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papers,  &c.  intended  for  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  submit 
the  same  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  when  in  session,  and  in  its 
recess,  to  the  Grand  Master ;  write  all  necessary  commu- 
nications on  Grand  Lodge  business  and  conduct  the  cor- 
respondence of  the  Grand  Lodge,  under  its  direction, 
when  in  session,  and  in  its  recess,  under  that  of  the  Grand 
Master.  He  shall  prepare  all  certificates,  reports,  &c. 
required  from  this  Grand  Lodge  by  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  Slates.  He  shall  keep  the  accounts 
between  the  Grand  Lodge  and  the  Subordinates,  receive 
all  Grand  Lodge  dues  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Grand 
Treasurer  without  unnecessary  delay.  He  shall  give  to 
each  Subordinate  in  this  jurisdiction  one  month's  notice 
of  the  regular  communication,  and  two  weeks'  notice  of 
all  special  communications.  He  shall  superintend,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Grand  Master  and  Chairman  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  all  printing  ordered  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  provide,  at  its  expense,  necessary  stationery  for 
its  use.  His  books  and  papers  shall  always  be  kept  ready 
for  the  inspection  of  the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand 
Master  and  Executive  Committee.  The  Grand  Lodge 
may  require  from  him  a  bond,  conditioned  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  his  oiOfice,  in  such  sum  as  it 
may  designate. 

Section  12.  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall  be  in  charge 
of  the  money  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  subject  to  such  res- 
trictions and  supervision  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  at  any 
time  deem  necessary.  He  shall  keep  his  accounts  in  as 
simple  and  plain  form  as  possible,  and  shall  be  ready  at 
all  times  to  submit  his  books  and  papers  to  the  inspection 
of  the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Execu- 
tive Committee.  He  shall  make  a  full  report  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  business  of  his  office  at  the  expiration  of 
his  term.  He  may  be  required,  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  to 
give  bond  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  in  such 
sum  as  it  may  fix. 

Section  13.    The  Grand  Representatives  shall  attend 


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ihe  sessions  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United 
States,  perform  all  duties  imposed  upon  them  by  its  con- 
stitution and  laws,  and  faithfully  represent  the  views  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  when  formally  expressed.  They  shall 
be  furnished  with  the  certificate  required  by  the  R.  W. 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  and  with  all  docu- 
ments and  papers  necessary  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties 
of  their  office. 

Section  14.  The  Grand  Chaplain  shall  conduct  the 
religious  exercises  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Grand 
Marshal  and  Grand  Conductor,  shall  assist  in  the  business 
and  ceremonies  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  under  the  control 
and  direction  of  the  presiding  officer.  The  Grand  Mar- 
shal shall  take  charge  of  all  processions  ordered  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  on  such  occasions  may  depute  assis- 
tants. The  Grand  Guardian  shall  keep  the  inner  door  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  under  the  immediate  control  of  the 
Grand  Warden. 

Section  15.  The  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  shall 
be  the  agents  of  the  Grand  Master  to  supervise  and  visit 
the  Subordinates  out  of  the  county  of  his  residence,  and 
to  install  their  officers.  As  duputies  of  the  Grand  Master, 
they  shall  be  vested  with  his  power  to  correct  errors  and 
expound  the  laws.  An  appeal  will  lie  from  any  of  their 
decisions  to  the  Grand  Master,  but,  pending  the  appeal, 
such  decisions  shall  be  binding.  The  authority  of  each 
shall  be  confined  to  the  district  for  which  he  may  be  ap- 
pointed. 

Section  16.  Any  officer  may  resign  his  office  during 
the  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  all  officers,  except 
the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Grand 
Warden,  may  resign  during  its  recess,  addressing  their 
letters  of  resignation  to  the  Grand  Master. 

Section  17.  Vacancies  occurring  in  the  elective  offices 
during  any  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be 
filled  at  such  communication,  in  the  mode  pointed  out  in 
this  Article  for  the  regular  elections.     Vacancies  occur- 


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ring  in  the  recess,  shall  be  temporarily  filled  by  the  Grand 
Master,  and  at  the  next  communication,  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  elect  in  the  mode  already  prescribed. 

Section  IS.  Vacancies  occurring  at  any  time  among 
the  appointed  officers,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Grand  Master. 

Section  19.  Should  a  vacancy  occur  during  the  recess 
in  the  office  of  Grand  Master,  and  by  reason  of  any  cir- 
cumstance, the  provisions  of  Section  9  and  10  of  this 
Article,  touching  such  a  vacancy,  be  inoperative,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  highest  remaining  officer  to  order  a 
special  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  within  two 
weeks  to  fill  such  vacancy,  and  until  such  communication 
the  powers  and  duties  of  Grand  Master  shall  devolve 
upon  him. 

Section  20.  In  addition  to  the  duties  laid  down  in  this 
Article,  all  Grand  officers  shall  perform  such  others  as  the 
Grand  Lodge  may  enjoin. 

Section  21.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  receive  such 
compensation  for  his  services  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may 
appoint.  The  necessary  expenses  of  the  Grand  Repre- 
sentatives, in  going  to,  attending  and  returning  from,  the 
sessions  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States^ 
and  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  other  Grand  officers, 
in  coming  to,  attending  and  returning  from,  the  sessions  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  thi& 
Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE    V. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  three  Standing  Committees 
of  this  Grand  Lodge,  styled,  respectively,  Legislative, 
Executive,  and  Judicial.  Each  shall  be  composed  of 
seven  members.  They  shall  be  elected  annually  in  the 
above  order,  as  soon  after  the  Grand  Officers  as  may  be 
practicable.  The  Chairman  of  each  Committee  shall  be 
first  elected  and  the  other  m(?mbers  shall  be  chosen  by 


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general  ticket.  A  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  be 
necessary  to  elect  a  Chairman,  but  a  plurality  shall  suffice 
to  elect  the  other  members.  Any  member  of  either  of 
these  Committees  may  be  re-elected.  In  all  other  respects, 
the  election  of  these  Committees  shall  be  conducted  with 
the  same  forms  and  governed  by  the  same  rules  as  the 
elections  of  Grand  Officers. 

Section  2.  The  Legislative  Committee  shall  be  charged 
with  the  preparation  of  all  business  touching  the  altera- 
tion or  passage  of  laws  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  Every 
proposition  or  motion  for  such  a  purpose,  which  may  not 
originate  with  the  Committee,  shall  be  referred  to  it  for 
consideration  and  no  debate  shall  be  allowed  thereon,  until 
a  report  shall  be  received.  To  this  Committee  shall 
belong  the  duty  of  examining  the  By-Laws  of  Subor- 
dinates sent  up  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  confirmation,  peti- 
tions for  charters  and  the  certificates  of  applicants  for 
membership  and  of  representatives. 

Section  3.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  be  charged 
with  the  preparation  of  general  business  for  the  Grand 
Lodge.  All  communications,  not  merely  formal,  shall  be 
referred  to  this  Committee.  It  shall  supervise  the  finances 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and,  when  necessary,  devise  ways 
and  means  for  the  support  thereof.  It  shall  be  in  charge 
of  all  investments  and  property  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  It 
shall  audit  the  accounts  and  examine  the  books  and  reports 
of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Grand  Treasurer  and  the 
returns  of  Subordinates.  All  bills  against  the  Grand 
Lodge  shall  go  before  this  Committee,  and  all  motions 
involving  the  payment  of  money  or  questions  of  finance, 
shall  be  referred  to  it.  No  business,  appropriate  to  this 
Committee  and  not  originating  with  it,  shall  be  considered 
by  the  Grand  Lodge,  until  reported  on  by  the  Committee. 

Section  4.  The  Judicial  Committee  shall  be  charged 
with  the  preparation  of  all  business  which  may  come  before 
the  Grand  Lodge  in  its  character  of  supreme  tribunal. 
Controversies  between  Subordinates  j  appeals  coming  up 

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in  due  course  from  the  judgments  of  Subordinates,  lh& 
Grand  Master,  or  acting  Grand  Master  and  charges  against 
Subordinates,  or  Grand  OflBcers,  or  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  not  of  its  own  number^  shall  undergo  a  prelimin- 
ary investigation  by  this  Committee,  and  shall  not  be  open 
to  debate  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  until  the  reception  of  a 
report. 

Section  5.  It  shall  be  competent  to  the  Grand  Lodge, 
when  referring  business  to  these  Committees,  to  designate 
the  time  when  reports  shall  be  made  thereon,  which  time 
may  be  extended  in  its  discretion  ;  but  when  no  other  time 
shall  be  fixed,  the  reports  shall  be  due  at  the  meeting  next 
after  the  reference. 

Section  6.  Vacancies,  occurring  in  any  of  these  Com- 
mittees during  the  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be 
filled  at  the  same  communication,  in  the  manner  pointed 
out  for  the  regular  elections.  Such  vacancies,  occurring 
in  the  recess,  shall  be  temporarily  filled  by  the  Grand 
Master,  should  occasion  require,  and  at  the  next  commu- 
nication thereafter  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  elect  in  the 
manner  already  prescribed. 

Section  7.  These  Committees  shall  be  authorized  to 
sit  in  the  intervals  between  the  communications  of  the 
Grand  Lodge.  The  Judicial  Committee  shall  have  power" 
to  require  the  attendance  of  any  member  of  the  Orders 
actually  in  the  county  where  such  Committee  may  be  in 
session,  and  to  demand  duly  authenticated  copies  of  all 
papers  or  records  of  subordinate  Lodges  in  this  jurisdic- 
tion, necessary  in  the  discharge  of  its  duties.  An  appeal 
will  lie  from  its  orders  to  the  Grand  Lodge  when  in  ses- 
sion, or  the  Grand  Master  in  the  recess,  but  a  new  appeal 
may  be  taken  from  the  decision  of  the  Grand  Master  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  next  communication. 

Section  S.  The  powers  and  duties  of  these  Committees 
may  be  further  defined  or  increased  by  the  Grand 
Lodge. 


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ARTICLE  VI.' 

SUBORDINATE  AND  DEGREE  LODGES. 

Section  1.  On  the  written  petition  of  at  least  five  mem" 
bers  of  the  Order,  accompanied  by  their  withdrawal  cards 
or  a  certificate  from  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  or  one  of 
the  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters,  that  the  same  have 
been  deposited  with  such  officer  and  are  in  due  form,  the 
Grand  Lodge,  if  in  session,  may  grant  a  subordinate 
charter  and  in  its  recess  the  Grand  Master  may  issue  his 
dispensation  for  opening  a  new  Lodge ;  provided  that  no 
such  dispensation  shall  be  issued,  if  protested  against  by 
any  Subordinate  under  this  jurisdiction  in  good  standing, 
but  the  petition  and  protest  in  such  case  shall  be  submitted 
by  the  Grand  Master  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  its  next  com- 
munication. Dispensations  granted  by  the  Grand  Master 
shall  be  of  force  until  the  next  communication  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  thereafter,  when  a  charter  in  due  form  must 
be  obtained,  failing  which,  every  Lodge  working  under 
such  a  dispensation  shall  become  extinct. 

Section  2.  New  Lodges  shall  be  instituted  by  the 
Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  one  of  the  Dis- 
trict Deputy  Grand  Masters,  or  some  member  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  specially  deputed  by  the  Grand  Master 
for  that  purpose.  The  necessary  expenses  of  the  insti- 
tuting ofiicer  shall  be  borne  by  the  new  Lodge. 

Section  3.  No  person  shall  hold  membership  in  two 
Subordinates  under  this  jurisdiction,  at  the  same  time, 
nor  shall  any  such  Subordinate  confer  honorary  member- 
ship. 

Section  4.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  prescribe  a  consti- 
tution for  the  Subordinates  under  its  jurisdiction,  which 
shall  declare  the  general  laws  regulating  such  bodies  and 
insure  uniformity  so  far  as  necessary,  but  which  shall  not 
deprive  such  Subordinates  of  their  inherent  right  to  regu- 
late their  private  affairs.  The  Constitution  so  prescribed, 
shall  be  binding  upon  the   Subordinates  until  altered. 


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The  power  of  altering  the  same  shall  belong  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  and  shall  not  be  delegated. 

Section  o.  The  Grand  Lodge  may,  at  anytime,  pass 
lr»ws  for  the  establishment  of  Degree  Lodges  and  ordain 
a  constitution  for  their  government. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

FINES  AND  PENALTIES, 

Section  1.  Grand  Officers  and  members  of  the  Stand- 
ing Committees  neglecting  the  duties  of  their  stations, 
may  be  fined  or  removed,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Section  2.  Grand  Officers  and  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  disobeying  the  lawful  orders  of  the  Grand  Master, 
may  be  fined  by  him  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars 
for  each  offence,  but  may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  3.  Subordinate  Lodges  disobeying  the  lawful 
orders  of  the  Grand  Master,  may  be  fined  by  him  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  ofience, 
but  may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  4.  Subordinate  Lodges,  Grand  Officers  and 
members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  refusing  or  neglecting  to 
pay  fines  lawfully  imposed,  may  be  punished  by  addi- 
tional fine  and  suspension,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Section  6.  Every  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  guilty 
of  a  violation  of  any  law  of  the  Order  of  force  in  this 
jurisdiction,  shall  be  fined,  suspended  or  expelled,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  such  suspension  or 
expulsion  shall  only  affect  his  standing  in  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Section  6.  Every  Subordinate  which  may  violate  its 
charter  or  constitution,  or  any  law  of  the  Order  of  force 
in  this  jurisdiction,  shall  be  punished  by  fine,  suspension 
of  its  functions,  or  forfeiture  of  its  charter,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


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Section  7.  Charges  under  the  two  sections  next  pre- 
ceeding  the  present,  and  motions  to  remove  Grand  Officers 
or  members  of  the  Standing  Committees,  shall  be  refer- 
red to  the  Judicial  Committee  immediately  on  their  coming 
before  the  Grand  Lodge,  except  when  a  member  of  that 
Committee  shall  be  implicated  or  in  any  way  concerned, 
and  then  they  shall  be  referred  to  either  of  the  other  two 
Standing  Committees,  or  a  special  Committee  of  seven, 
as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  determine. 

Section  8.  Loss  of  standing  or  membership,  in  any 
Subordinate  under  this  jurisdiction,  shall  destroy  standing 
or  membership  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  9.  While  charges  are  pending  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  a  motion  to  remove  is  undecided  in  the  case  of 
any  Grand  Officer,  or  member  of  a  Standing  Committee, 
such  officer  or  member  of  committee,  shall  be  incapable 
of  exercising  the  functions  of  his  station.  The  temporary 
vacancy  so  occasioned  shall  be  filled  in  the  mode  herein- 
before fixed. 

Section  10.  Should  the  report  of  the  Committee  totally 
exonerate  the  officer,  member,  or  Subordinate  charged, 
and  declare  the  charges  frivolous  or  malicious,  the  mem- 
bers preferring  such  charges  shall  be  fined  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  11.  The  Past  Grands,  Representatives  and 
Proxy  Representatives  of  all  Subordinates,  which  may 
neglect  for  two  terms  to  make  such  reports  and  pay  such 
dues  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  require,  shall  loose  the 
privilege  of  speaking  and  voting  in  their  respective  capaci- 
ties, until  the  standing  of  such  Subordinates  shall  be  res- 
tored by  full  compliance  with  the  laws. 

ARTICLE   VIII. 

REVENUE. 

Section  1.  The  fee  for  a  charter,  or  dispensation  for  a 
new  Lodge,  shall  be  at  least  thirty  dollars  and  shall  in  all 
cases  accompany  the  petition. 


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Section  2.  Every  Subordinate  under  this  jurisdiction, 
shall  pay  semi-annually  for  the  support  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  ten  per  cent,  on  its  entire  receipts,  except  such  as 
may  be  derived  from  invested  funds  and  donations. 

Section  3.  All  fines  imposed  under  Article  7,  of  this 
Constitution,  shall  be  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Section  4.  In  cases  of  emergency  the  Grand  Lodge 
may  increase  the  charter  fee  and  dues,  prescribed  in  Sec- 
tions 1  and  2  of  this  Article,  or  levy  a  contribution  upon 
its  Subordinates,  but,  unless  the  vote  by  Lodges  is  or- 
dered, a  majority  of  three-fourths  of  the  members  in  good 
standing  present,  shall  be  necessary  to  pass  a  law  for 
such  purpose. 

ARTICLE    XI. 

COMMUNICATIONS. 

Section  1.  The  regular  communication  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  shall  be  held  in  the  city  of  Savannah,  annually,  on 
the  second  Wednesday  in  June. 

Section  2.  Special  communications  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  be  held  on  the  call  of  the  Grand  Master,  or  any 
other  officer  hereinafter  vested  with  authority  for  that  pur- 
pose and  on  its  own  adjournment.  Such  communications 
may  be  ordered  to  be  held  in  any  county  within  this  juris- 
diction, where  a  Subordinate  may  be  at  work.  '  No  busi- 
ness shall  be  laid  before  the  Grand  Lodge  at  a  special 
communication,  except  such  as  the  order  for  such  com- 
munication may  specify. 

Section  3.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  not  be  opened,  or 
continue  open,  unless  there  are  present  at  least  seven 
members. 

Section  4.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  opened  in  the 
Grand  Lodge  Degree,  when  engaged  in  any  business 
except  the  installation  of  officers,  which  ceremony  may 
be  conducted  in  the  Scarlet  Degree  and  on  that  occasion 


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all  brothers  of  the  Order,   in  good  standing,  who  have 
attained  to  the  last  named  degree,  may  be  admitted. 

'  ARTICLE    X. 

AMENDMENTS. 

All  amendments  or  alterations  of  this  Constitution  must 
be  proposed  at  a  regular  communication  by  at  least  two 
Lodges,  through  their  Representatives,  and  shall  lie  on 
the  table  until  the  next  regular  communication  thereafter. 
Notice  of  such  propositions  shall  be  forwarded  by  the 
Grand  Secretary,  to  each  Subordinate  under  this  jurisdic- 
tion, immediately  after  the  communication  at  which  the 
same  may  be  offered,  and  no  such  proposition  shall  take 
effect,  unless  carried  by  a  majority  of  two-thirds.  The 
vote  in  all  such  cases  shall  be  by  Lodges. 

A  motion  was  made  to  suspend  action  on  the  above 
Constitution,  to  receive  an  additional  report  from  the 
Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns. — Carried. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns,  beg  leave  to 
submit  the  following  additional  report : 

That  they  have  examined  the  certificate  of  P.  G.  John 
J.  Jones,  of  Franklin  Lodge  No.  2,  as  Representative, 
and  find  the  same  correct.  We  have  also  examined  the 
certificate  of  P.  G.  Geo.  G.  Faries,  of  Live  Oak  Lodge, 
No.  3,  and  find  that  he  has  served  a  regular  term  as  V.  G. 
and  N.  G.,  and  therefore  entitled  to  admission  into  the 
Grand  Lodge;  all  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

GEO.  W.  ADAMS,  >  ^       . 
R.  AUSTEN,  5  Committee. 

The  Grand  Warden  then  retired,  and  having  found  the 
P.  G.  correct,  he  was  conducted  in  and  the  Grand  Lodge 
Degree  conferred  on  him. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Constitution,  was 
then  taken  up,  and  the  following  resolution  offered  by  P. 
G.  Owens,  of  No.  1,  was  carried : 


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Resolved,  That  the  report  of  the  Committee  upon  the 
Constitution,  be  received,  and  the  Constitution  as  reported, 
be  adopted  as  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  ex- 
cept those  clauses  in  which  blanks  are  left,  and  that  the 
Lodge  proceed  to  fill  the  blanks. 

The  blank  was  then  filled  with  the  second  Wednesday 
in  June. 

P.  G.  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  offered  the  following  resolution, 
which  was  carried : 

Resolved,  That  the  terms  of  the  officers  elected  at  this 
session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  do  expire  at  the  annual  com- 
iiiunication  in  the  month  of  May  next,  or  as  soon  there- 
after as  their  successors  shall  have  been  duly  elected  and 
installed. 

The  Committee  on  Constitution,  asked  for  further  time. 
Granted. 

The  Committee  on  Procession,  asked  for  further  time. 
Granted. 

The  Committee  on  Finance,  asked  for  further  time. 
Granted. 

The  Committee  on  Correspondence  asked  for  further 
time. — Granted. 

The  Committee  on  Grievances,  nothing  to  report. 

The         "  "    Revision  of  By-Laws,   nothing  to 

report. 

The  Committee  on  Printing,  asked  for  further  time. 
Granted. 

The  following  report  was  made  by  the  special  Com- 
mittee on  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master's  report,  which,  on 
motion,  was  received :  • 

To  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

I.  O.  O.  F.,of  the  State  of  Georgia : 
The  special  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  M. 
W.  Grand  Master's  report,  would  respectfully  submit  the 
following : 


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After  having  carefully  examined  the  M.  W.  Grand 
Master's  report,  they  find  nothing  therein  that  requires 
any  action  of  this  Grand  Lodge  that  does  not  legitimately 
come  into  the  hands  of  other  Committees  already  ap- 
pointed. 

ROBT.  H.  GRIFFIN,    ) 

W.  WILLIAMS,  }  Committee. 

E.  PARSONS,  ) 

The   Special  Committee  to  whom  was  referred   the 
report  of  the  Grand  Representatives,  made  the  following 
report,  which,  on  motion,  was  received : 
To  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia: 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  report  of  the 
Grand  Representatives  of  this  Grand  Lodge  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  United  States,  at  the  annual  communication 
of  1845,  ask  leave  to  report : 

That  your  Committee  recommend  the  passage  of  a 
resolution  directing  the  Grand  Representatives  to  procure 
a  charter  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States, 
signed  by  the  present  Grand  Officers,  with  a  memoran- 
dum on  the  margin  of  the  date  of  our  institution,  to  replace 
the  one  destroyed  by  fire. 

Your  Committee  recommend  that  they  be  allowed  until 
the  next  session  of  this  Grand  Lodge  to  prepare  a  form 
of  burial  service  to  be  used  at  the  interment  of  a  deceased 
brother,  and  that  in  the  mean  time  the  form  of  service 
prescribed  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Maryland, 
be  used  by  the  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction,  provided 
that  such  service  or  any  part  of  it  may  be  omitted  at  the 
discretion  of  the  N.  G.,  or  acting  officer  of  the  Lodge, 
and  shall  at  no  time  be  performed  without  the  consent  of 
the  immediate  friends  of  the  deceased. 

Your  Committee  recommend  that  the  members  of  this 

Order  shall,  upon  all  funeral  occasions,  wear  a  black  scarf, 

and  such  other  badges  of  mourning,  as  are  usual  in  such 

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cases,  but  the  regalia  of  the  Lodge  shall  never  be  \vorn 
unless,  upon  the  death  of  a  Grand  officer  of  a  State  or  of 
the  United  States,  the  Lodge  shall,  by  a  resolution,  deter- 
mine so  to  do. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted  with  the  accom- 
panying resolutions. 

JOHN  W.  OWENS,  Chairman. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Representatives  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  be  directed  to  procure  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
the  United  States  a  charter  signed  by  the  present  Grand 
Officers,  with  a  memorandum  on  the  margin  of  the  datS 
of  its  institution,  to  replace  that  destroyed  by  fire. 

Resolved,  That  the  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction  adopt 
the  form  of  burial  serjcice  prescribed  by  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  State  of  Maryland  until  the  Committee  shall  report 
another :  Provided  such  service  or  any  part  of  it  may  be 
omitted  at  the  discretion  of  the  N.  G.  or  Acting  Officer  of 
the  Lodge,  and  shall  at  no  time  be  performed  without  the 
consent  of  the  immediate  friends  of  the  deceased. 

Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  Order  working  un- 
der the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall,  upon  all 
funeral  occasions,  wear  a  black  scarf,  and  such  other 
badges  of  mourning  as  are  usual  on  such  occasions  — 
that  the  regalia  of  the  Lodge  shall  never  be  worn  unless, 
upon  the  death  of  a  Gi'and  Officer  of  a  State  or  of  the 
United  States,  the  Lodge  shall  determine  so  to  do. 

On  motion,  the  foregoing  resolutions  were  adopted. 

The  Grand  Secretary's  report  was  read  and  referred  to 
the  Finance  Committee. 

The  Grand  Treasurer's  report  was  read  and  referred  to 
the  Finance  Committee. 

Past  Grand  Johnson,  of  No.  9,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  carried  : 

Resolved,  That  the  resolutions  heretofore  passed,  bring- 
ing on  the  regular  elections,  be  rescinded. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  3  o'clock* 


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3  o'clock,  p.  m.,  \ 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  6th,  1846.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  report  further 
that  they  have  examined  the  certificate  of  Past  Grand 
White,  of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3,  and  find  that  he  has 
served  a  regular  term  as  V.  G.  and  N.  G.,  and  therefore 
entitled  to  admission  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 


GEO.  W.  ADAMS,  )  ^   ... 
ROBERT  AUSTEN,  >  ^^'«'""^«^- 


The  Committee  appointed  to  prepare  a  Constitution  for 
this  Grand  Lodge  beg  leave,  in  furtherance  of  their  duty, 
to  report  the  accompanying  Constitution  as  a  fit  and  pro- 
per Constitution  for  the  government  of  the  subordinate 
Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Lodge,  and  the 
Rules  of  Order  and  Course  of  Business,  as  proper  for  the 
government  of  this  Lodge. 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,    ^ 

JNO.  J.  JONES, 

J.  P.  COLLINS, 

JNO.  C.  F.  CLARK, 

A.  B.  HART  WELL,    ,  ^ 

WILEY  WILLIAMS,  >  ^o^^^''^^^^' 

N.  M.  CALDER, 

ROB'T.  H.  GRIFFIN, 

ROBERT  AUSTEN, 

GEO.  B.  KING, 

The  Rules  of  Order  and  Course  of  Business  were  then 
read  and,  on  motion,  adopted. 


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COURSE    OF    BUSINESS. 


1.  The  presiding  officer  having  taken  his  station,  the 
officers  and  members  shall  take  their  appropriate  seats 
and  at  the  sound  of  the  gavil,  there  shall  he  general 
silence. 

2.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  opened  in  due  form. 

3.  The  roll  of  officers  and  representatives  shall  be 
called. 

4.  The  minutes  shall  be  read  and  disposed  of. 

5.  Certificates  shall  be  received  and  referred  to  the 
proper  standing  committee  for  immediate  action. 

6.  The  Side  Degrees  and  the  Grand  Lodge  Degrees 
shall  be  conferred  upon  duly  qualified  applicants. 

7.  Reports  of  Grand  Officers  shall  be  read  and  refer- 
red to  the  appropriate  standing  committees. 

8.  Communications  shall  be  read,  and  such  as  are  not 
merely  formal,  shall  be  referred  to  the  proper  standing 
committee. 

9.  Appeals  shall  be  presented  and  referred  to  the  pro- 
per standing  committee. 

10.  The  subordinate  Lodges  shall  be  called  in  their 
order,  and  each  may  through  its  Representative  or  Rep-- 
resentatives,  present  any  business,  which  shall  be  refer- 
red to  the  appropriate  standing  committee. 

11.  The  Standing  Committees  shall  report  in  their 
order. 

12.  Special  Committees  shall  report. 

13.  Unfinished  and  new  business  shall  come  up. 

14.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  closed  in  due  form* 


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RULES    OF   ORDER, 


1.  The  minutes  may  be  confirmed  in  part  and  the  re- 
mainder shall  be  referred  to  the  head  of  unfinished 
business. 

2.  No  motion  shall  be  open  to  debate,  until  it  has  been 
seconded  and  reduced  to  writing  and  stated  by  the  chair. 

3.  Every  member  when  he  offers  a  motion  or  speaks, 
shall  rise  and  respectfully  address  the  chair. 

4.  Members  shall  always  confine  themselves,  while 
speaking,  to  the  question  before  the  Grand  Lodge,  avoid- 
ing personalities  and  indecorous  language,  as  well  as 
reflections  upon  the  constituted  authorities  of  the  Order 
and  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

0.  Should  a  member  be  called  to  order  while  speak- 
ing, he  shall  resume  his  seat  until  the  question  of  order 
shall  be  decided,  wheri  if  the  decision  be  in  his  favor,  he 
may  proceed  again. 

6.  Should  two  or  more  members  rise  about  the  same 
time,  the  presiding  oflScer  shall  determine  which  is  entitled 
lo  the  floor. 

7.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  the 
same  subject,  except  by  unanimous  permission  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

8.  Any  member  may  call  for  a  division  of  the  ques- 
tion, when  the  sense  will  admit  thereof. 

9.  When  a  blank  is  to  be  filled,  the  question  shall  be 
first  taken  on  the  highest  sum  or  number,  and  the  longest 
or  latest  time  proposed,  and  so  down,  but  in  all  other 
cases,  the  consideration  of  amendments  shall  begin  with 
the'last  and  end  with  the  first. 

10.  When  a  question  is  before  the  Grand  Lodge,  no 
motion  shall  be  received,  unless  it  be  to  adjourn,  to  refer, 
the  previous  question,  to  lay  on  the  table,  to  postpone  in- 


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definitely,  lo  postpone  to  a  certain  time,  or  to  amend,  and 
the  motions  just  enumerated  shall  take  precedence  in  the 
order  of  enumeration.  The  first  four  shall  be  decided 
without  debate. 

11.  When  a  motion  or  resolution  has  been  once  nega- 
tived or  indefinitely  postponed,  it  shall  not  be  again 
brought  before  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  same  communica- 
tion, but  a  motion  to  reconsider  the  action  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  thereon,  shall,  nevertheless,  be  in  order,  under  the 
rule  hereinafter  laid  down. 

12.  A  call  for  the  previous  question  must  be  sanctioned 
by  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  which  shall  be 
ascertained  thus :  The  presiding  officer  shall  ask,  "Is  the 
Grand  Lodge  ready  for  the  main  question?"  and  if  a 
majority  of  the  members  present  rise  in  answer,  the  ques- 
tion shall  be  immediately  taken  on  the  original  proposition 
with  the  amendments  already  adopted. 

13.  Before  putting  a  question,  except  under  the  pro- 
visions of  Rule  12,  the  presiding  officer  shall  ask  "  Is  the 
Lodge  ready  for  the  question  ? "  and  if  no  member  rise  to 
speak,  the  question  shall  be  put. 

14.  After  the  presiding  officer  has  risen  to  put  a  ques- 
tion, and  while  he  is  addressing  the  Grand  Lodge,  no 
member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  attempt  to  speak,  walk 
out  of  or  across  the  room,  or  hold  private  conversation. 

15.  No  member  shall  be  excused  from  voting,  or 
serving  on  committees,  except  by  vote  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

16.  Except  where  the  laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge  pro- 
vide otherwise,  all  questions  shall  be  decided  by  a  major- 
ity of  votes. 

17.  Should  the  decision  of  a  question  be  doubtful,  the 
presiding  officer  may  of  his  own  motion,  or  on  the  call  of 
any  member,  order  a  division  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

18.  On  the  call  of  one-fifth  of  the  members  present 
the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  ordered  and  recorded. 


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19.  Motions  to  reconsider  must  be  made  and  seconded 
by  members  who  voted  with  the  majority.  Such  motions 
must  be  made  at  the  same  meeting  with  the  decision 
objected  to,  or  at  the  next  meeting  thereafter,  and  the  vote 
on  the  reconsideration  shall  be  final. 

20.  Members,  when  speaking  of  other  members,  shall 
use  the  appropriate  designations  according  to  standing  in 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

21.  The  decision  of  points  of  order  shall  be  originally 
with  the  presiding  officer,  but  any  member  may  appeal 
from  such  decision  to  the  Grand  Lodge  and  the  question 
shall  then  be,  "  Is  the  decision  of  the  chair  the  judgment 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  .^"  which  shall  be  determined  without 
debate. 

The  Constitution  of  subordinate  Lodges  was  then  taken 
up,  and  after  some  discussion,  adopted 

CONSTITUTION 

OF 

SUBORDINATE     LODGES, 

Under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  grand  lodge  of  the  indepen- 
dent ORDER  OF  ODD-FELLOWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  GEORGIA. 


ARTICLE    I. 

STYLE  AND  POWERS  OF  THE  LODGE. 

Section  1.     The  style  of  this  Lodge  shall  be 

Lodge,  No.  — ,  I.  O.  of  O.  F. 

Section  2.     It    exercises  its  functions  by  virtue  of  a 

charter  granted  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of « 

and  bearing  date .     It  has  power-to  initiate  members 

and  to  confer  degrees ;  to  regulate  its  internal  government 


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and  to  punish  offences  committed  by  its  members  against 
its  own  laws,  or  the  laws  of  the  Order  of  force  in  th(J 
State  of  Georgia;  to  raise  means  for  its  support  and  to 
administer  all  funds  and  property  which  it  may  acquire, 
and  in  general  to  do  all  other  acts  authorised  by  the  uni- 
form and  well  ascertained  customs  and  usages  of  the 
Order.  But  all  these  powers  are  to  be  so  exercised  as  not 
to  conflict  with  the  laws  of  the  land,  the  general  laws  of 
the  Order,  or  the  enactments  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  I.  O.  of  O.  F.  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  to  which 
this  Lodge  is  subordinate. 

ARTICLE    II. 

OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  The  elective  officers  of  this  Lodge  shall  be 
the  N.  G.,  V.  G.,  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Permanent  Secre- 
tary or  Syndic,  and  as  many  Representatives  to  the  R. 
W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  as  this  Lodge 
may  be  entitled  to.  The  N.  G.,  V.  G.,  S.  and  T.  shall  be 
elected  at  the  last  regular  meeting  in  each  term.  The  P* 
S.  or  S.  shall  be  elected  annually,  at  the  last  meeting  in 
December  and  the  Representatives  at  such  regular  meeting 
as  the  By-Laws  of  this  Lodge  may  designate. 

Section  2.  The  appointed  officers  shall  be  the  Chap- 
lain, R.  S.  and  L.  S.  to  the  N.  G.,  W.,  C,  O.  G.,  L  G.,  R. 
S.  S.,  L.  S.  S.,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  N.  G.;  and 
the  R.  S.  and  L.  S.  to  the  V.  G.,  who  shall  be  appointed 
by  the  V.  G.  These  appointments  shall  be  made  on  the 
installation  night  of  each  term. 

Section  3.  The  nomination  and  election  for  each  elec- 
tive office  shall  take  place  separately  and  according  to  the 
enumeration  in  Section  1  of  this  Article. 

Section  4.  No  member,  not  in  good  standing,  shall  be 
nominated  for  any  office.  The  consent  of  every  member 
nominated  must  be  signified  by  him  to  the  Lodge,  either 
orally  or  in  writing.    No  member  shall  be  nominated  for 


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N.  G.  who  has  not  served  one  term  as  V.  G.,  nor  shall  any 
member  be  nominated  for  V.  G.  who  has  not  served  one 
term  as  an  inferior  officer.  No  member  shall  be  nomi- 
nated for  any  other  elective  office,  who  has  not  been  ad- 
vanced to  the  Scarlet  Degree.  Nominations  shall  be 
made  only  on  the  night  of  election. 

Section  5.  Representatives  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  State  of  Georgia  shall  be  chosen  from  among  the 
Past  Grands  of  this  Lodge,  in  good  standing,  and  shall  be 
elected  separately. 

Section  6.  No  past  officer  shall  be  nominated  for  re- 
election to  the  office  past,  until  after  the  lapse  of  one  full 
term,  unless  all  other  members  nominated  should  pre- 
viously decline  ;  but  this  disqualification  shall  not  extend 
to  the  Permanent  Secretary  or  Syndic  and  the  Represen- 
tatives to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  7.  Elections  shall  always  be  by  ballot  and  a 
majority  of  the  votes  polled  shall  be  necessary  to  a  choice. 
Ballots  for  any  person  not  in  nomination  shall  be  counted 
as  blanks.  If,  on  any  ballot,  there  be  a  failure  to  elect  by 
reason  of  blanks,  additional  nominations  may  be  received 
on  motion  for  that  purpose,  and  thereafter  no  blanks  shall 
be  counted.  If  more  than  two  members  be  in  nomination 
and  the  election  fail,  all  candidates,  except  the  highest 
two,  shall  be  dropped  before  the  renewal  of  the  ballot. 
Should  there  at  any  time  be  more  votes  cast  than  mem- 
bers in  good  standing  present,  the  election  shall  be  void 
and  the  balloting  shall  recommence. 

Section  8.  The  installation  of  officers  shall  take  place 
at  the  first  regular  meeting  in  each  term,  and  shall  be  con- 
ducted by  the  M.  W.  G.  M.,  R.  W.  D.  G.  M.,  or  a  D.  D. 
G.  M.,  but  in  the  absence  of  all  of  said  officers,  the  high- 
est Grand  Officer  or  senior  Past  Grand  of  this  Lodge 
present  shall  conduct  the  same.  Should  any  of  the  offi- 
cers elect  be  necessarily  absent  on  the  night  of  installa- 
tion, the  Lodge  may  set  apart  some  other  night  for  the 
installation  of  such  officer  or  officers,  or  proceed  to  a  new 

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election  as  in  case  of  vacancy-     All  officers  shall  continue 
in  office  until  the  installation  of  their  successors. 

Section  9.  The  N.  G.  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Lodo;e  and  enforce  a  due  observance  of  all  laws  and 
rules  binding  upon  this  Lodge.  He  shall  appoint  com- 
mittees in  all  cases  not  specially  provided  for,  and  shalj 
have  the  casting  vote  whenever  the  Lodge  shall  be  equally 
divided.  He  shall  superintend  all  elections  in  the  Lodge,' 
and  announce  the  result.  He  may  in  cases  of  necessity 
call  special  meetings  of  the  Lodge,  and  shall  in  general 
be  vested  with  all  powers  incident  to  his  office  by  the 
usage  of  the  Order  and  not  in  conflict  with  any  law  bind-- 
ing  upon  this  Lodge. 

Sectio?i  10.  The  V.  G.  shall  assist  the  N.  G.  in  the 
performance  of  his  duties,  and  shall  have  special  charge 
under  the  N.  G.  of  the  inner  door.  He  shall  inspect  the 
ballot  box  at  all  elections  of  members  in  the  Lodge  and 
correct  any  error  which  the  N.  G.  may  commit  in  announc-' 
ing  the  result.  In  case  of  the  absence,  sickness,  or  sus- 
pension of  the  N.  G.,  he  shall  preside  over  the  Lodge  and 
discharge  the  other  duties  and  exercise  the  powers  of  N, 
G.  He  shall  in  general  perform  all  other  duties  recog- 
nised by  the  uniform  custom  of  the  Order  as  belonging  tO' 
his  office. 

Section  11.  The  Secretary  shall  record  all  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Lodge ;  transmit,  receive  and  answer  all 
Communications  on  Lodge  business,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Lodge,  or  any  committee  which  it  may  appoint  for 
that  purpose  ;  notify  the  chairman  of  every  special  com- 
mittee of  its  appointment,  and  furnish  him  with  a  list  of 
the  committee  and  a  copy  of  the  resolution  under  which 
it  was  appointed,  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
be  attached  to  his  office  by  the  laws  of  the  Lodge. 

Section  12.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  in  charge  of  the 
money  of  the  Lodge,  subject  to  such  restrictions  and 
supervision  as  may  at  any  time  be  deemed  necessary  by 
the  Lodge.     He  shall  keep  a  faithful  account  of  his  re- 


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ceipts  and  expenditures  and  make  a  full  report  thereof  to 
the  Lodge  at  the  end  of  his  term.  His  books  and  papers 
shall  always  be  ready  for  the  inspection  of  the  N.  G.  or 
any  committee  duly  authorized.  Other  duties  may  be 
imposed  upon  him  by  the  Lodge.  He  shall,  if  required 
by  the  Lodge,  give  bond  conditional  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  his  duties,  in  such  sum  as  the  Lodge  may  fix. 

^Section  13.  The  Permanent  Secretary  or  Syndic  shall 
collect  all  moneys  due  to  the  Lodge  and  pay  the  same  over 
to  the  Treasurer  without  unnecessary  delay.  He  shall 
keep  the  accounts  of  the  Lodge  and  be  ready  at  all  times 
to  exhibit  his  books  to  the  N.  G.,  or  any  committee  duly 
authorized.  He  shall  keep  a  register  of  the  members  of 
this  Lodge  in  which  shall  appear  the  name,  age,  occupa- 
tion, residence  and  date  of  the  admission  of  each,  specify- 
ing; thereon  the  deoree  to  which  each  brother  has  been 
advanced,  and  preserving  therein  memoranda  of  all  resig- 
nations, suspensions,  restorations,  deaths  and  expulsions 
in  this  Lodge.  He  shall  prepare  the  reports  of  the  work 
of  the  Lodge  required  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
State  of  Georgia,  and  shall  perform  all  other  duties  re- 
quired of  him  by  the  laws  or  resolutions  of  this  Lodge. 
He  shall  give  such  bond  and  receive  such  compensation 
as  the  Lodge  may  from  time  to  time  direct. 

Section  14.  The  Representatives  to  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  shall  attend  the  sessions 
of  that  body;  perform  all  duties  imposed  upon  them  by 
its  constitution  and  laws,  and  faithfully  represent  the 
views  of  this  Lodge  when  formally  expressed. 

Section  15.  The  powers  and  duties  of  all  other  oflS- 
cers  shall  be  regulated  by  the  ancient  usage  and  uniform 
custom  of  the  Order. 

Section  16.  Should  vacancies  occur  among  the  officers 
of  this  Lodge,  they  shall  be  filled  according  to  the  rules 
laid  down  in  this  Article,  and  every  brother  so  elected  or 
appointed  for  the  residue  of  an  unexpired  term,  shall  be 
entitled  to  the  full  honors  of  the  office  and  terra  ;  but  no 


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elective  officer  so  elected  shall  enter  upon  the  duties  of 
such  office  until  he  has  been  specially  installed.  Such 
elections  and  appointments  must  be  made  at  a  regular 
meeting  and  the  ceremony  of  installation  may  be  per- 
formed on  the  same  night  by  any  duly  qualified  member. 
Section  17.  Elections  of  Proxy  Representatives  to 
the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  may 
be  held  whenever  occasion  shall  require,  but  must  take 
place  at  a  regular  meeting  of  this  Lodge.  The  choice 
shall  be  made  from  among  the  members  in  good  standing 
of  the  said  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 

ARTICLE   III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  be  eligible  to  membership 
in  this  Lodge  who  has  not  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  is  not  free  from  bodily  infirmities  of  a  serious  nature, 
or  does  not  believe  in  a  Supreme  Being  the  Creator  and 
Preserver  of  all  things. 

Section  2.  No  person,  a  resident  of  another  State  and 
in  whose  immediate  neighborhood  a  regularly  organized 
Lodge  of  this  Order  is  known  to  be  located,  shall  be  ad- 
mitted into  this  Lodge  by  initiation,  nor  shall  any  person 
be  so  admitted  whose  residence  is  in  another  county  of 
this  State  in  which  county  a  sister  Lodge  is  at  work,  un- 
less the  petition  of  the  applicant  be  accompanied  by  a 
letter  of  recommendation  from  such  sister  Lodge. 

Section  3.  No  person  shall  be  eligible  to  membership 
in  this  Lodge,  who  has  previously  been  a  member  of  the 
Order,  unless  he  shall  produce  satisfactory  testimony  that 
he  honorably  withdrew  from  the  Lodge  of  which  he  was 
last  a  member. 

Section  4.  Application  for  admission  shall  be  made  by 
petition  in  writing,  signed  by  the  applicant,  and  by  two 
members  of  this  Lodge,  in  good  standing  as  vouchers. 
The  petition  shall  set  forth  the  age,  occupation  and  resi- 


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(lence  of  the  applicant,  and  a  minute  thereof  shall  be 
entered  by  the  Secretary  in  his  record.  The  petition 
shall  be  received  as  of  course,  and  the  N.  G.  and  V.  G. 
shall  conjointly  appoint  a  committee  of  three  to  investigate 
the  character  of  the  applicant,  and  no  action  shall  be 
taken  on  the  petition  until  the  committee  shall  have  re- 
ported. The  N.  G.  shall  appoint  two  members  of  the 
committee  and  the  V.  G.one. 

Section  5.  The  vote  on  applications  for  membership 
shall  always  be  by  ballot.  If  on  examination  of  the 
ballot  box  three  black  balls  or  more  be  found,  the  candi- 
date shall  be  declared  rejected  ;  but  if  less  than  three  the 
petition  shall  be  referred  back  to  the  committee  of  inves- 
tigation, and  one  week's  time  shall  be  allowed  them  to 
reconsider  the  case.  When  the  second  report  of  the  com- 
mittee shall  be  brought  in,  the  ballot  shall  be  renewed, 
and  if  less  than  three  black  balls  be  cast,  the  applicant 
shall  be  admitted.  The  number  of  black  balls  against  a 
rejected  candidate  shall  always  be  recorded. 

Section  6.  At  any  time  before  the  initiation  of  a  mem- 
ber elect,  the  Lodge  may,  for  good  cause,  rescind  the  vote 
by  which  he  was  elected.  In  case  of  rejection  the  Lodge 
may  re-consider  the  vote  at  the  same  meeting,  or  the  next 
regular  meeting  thereafter,  upon  the  showing  of  all  the 
members  who  voted  against  the  applicant,  or  all  but  two 
that  they  voted  black  balls  accidentally,  or  under  wrong 
impressions. 

Section  7.  Notice  of  all  rejections  by  this  Lodge  shall 
be  sent  to  all  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction  within  ten 
miles  of  this  Lodge,  and  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary 
of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  ;  and 
no  applicant  rejected  by  this  Lodge,  or  of  whose  rejection 
by  any  other  Lodge,  this  Lodge  may  have  notice,  shall 
be  permitted  to  petition  this  Lodge  anew,  until  after  the 
lapse  of  twelve  months  from  the  date  of  such  rejection. 

Section  8  No  petition  for  admission  shall  be  withdrawn 
after  the  investigating  committee  have  made  their  report. 


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Section  9.  Every  person  duly  elected  a  member  ot 
this  Lodge,  and  failing  to  present  himself  for  initiation  or 
admission,  for  the  period  of  four  weeks  after  his  election, 
shall  forfeit  his  right  thereto,  unless  he  shall  render  a  good 
and  sufficient  excuse  to  be  approved  by  the  Lodge. 

Section  10.  The  fee  on  the  initiation  of  new  members, 
and  on  the  admission  of  ancient  Odd-Fellows,  (that  is  to 
say,  brothers  holding  withdrawal  cards  more  than  twelve 
months  old,)  shall  be  not  less  than  five  dollars;  and  the 
fee  on  the  admission  of  brothers  whose  withdrawal  cards 
are  not  out  of  date,  shall  be  not  less  than  two  dollars.  In 
every  case  the  admission  fee  shall  accompany  the  petition, 
but  shall  be  returned  in  case  of  the  rejection  of  the  ap^ 
plicant.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent  this 
Lodge  from  receiving  again  in  membership,  without  fee, 
any  of  its  members  who  may  vi^ithdraw  for  the  purpose 
of  instituting  a  new  Lodge, 

ARTICLE    IV. 

CONTRIBUTIONS  AND  BENEFITS. 

Section  1.  Every  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  contri-r 
bute  for  its  support  not  less  than  four  dollars  per  year,  in 
quarterly  payments. 

Section  2.  Every  member  in  good  standing,  who  has 
been  advanced  to  the  Scarlet  Degree,  or  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  this  Lodge  twelve  months,  shall  in  case  of  disa- 
bility to  follow  his  ordinary  occupation,  not  occasioned  by 
drunkenness  or  other  immorrality,  be  entitled  to  at  least 
three  dollars  per  week  out  of  the  treasury  of  this  Lodge, 
but  should  a  brother  be  afflicted  with  permanent  disease, 
the  weekly  benefit  may  be  reduced,  if  a  due  regard  to 
the  claims  of  other  members  of  the  Lodge  should  make 
such  a  reduction  necessary. 

Section  3.  On  the  death  of  a  member  qualified  as 
above,  at  least  twenty  dollars  shall  be  appropriated  by 
this  Lodge  for  funeral  expenses ;  and  on  the  death  of  the 


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Avife  of  such  a  member,  at  least  fifteen  dollars  shall  be 
appropriated  for  the  same  purpose. 

Section  4.  The  families  of  deceased  members,  quali-* 
fied  as  above,  shall  be  entitled  to  relief  and  assistance  out 
of  the  treasury  of  the  Lodge,  but  the  amount  to  be  so  paid 
and  the  mode  of  payment,  shall  be  regulated  by  the  cir-^ 
cumstances  of  each  case. 

Section  5.  Brothers  of  the  Order  in  possession  of 
authentic  visiting  cards  and  in  distress,  shall  receive  from 
the  Lodge  such  assistance  as  they  may  need,  and  as  this 
Lodge  shall  have  the  ability  to  extend. 

ARTICLE    V. 

FINES  AND  PENALTIES, 

Section  1.  Every  officer  or  member  of  committee 
shall  be  subject  to  fine,  suspension,  or  removal,  for  neglect 
of  duty. 

Section  2,  Every  officer  who  shall  absent  himself  for 
more  than  four  successive  Lodge  nights,  without  sufficient 
excuse  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Lodge,  shall  lose  his  office. 

Section  3.  Every  member  of  the  Lodge  who  shall  dis- 
obey any  lawful  order  of  the  presiding  officer,  or  infringe 
any  law  or  rule  of  this  Lodge,  shall  be  subject  to  fine  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Lodge. 

Section  4.  The  penalties  for  grave  offences  against 
the  principles  or  laws  of  the  Order  shall  be  fine,  suspen- 
sion, or  expulsion,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  offence. 
Charges  must  be  preferred  in  writing,  and  a  special  com- 
mittee of  five  shall  be  appointed  to  consider  them.  The 
committee  shall  summon  the  parties,  examine  the  evidence 
and  report  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Lodge  if 
possible.  They  shall  have  power  to  require  the  attend- 
ance of  any  member  of  this  Lodge  whose  testimony  they 
may  consider  important,  and  any  member  refusing  to 
attend  shall  be  fined  by  the  Lodge.  If  the  report  of  the 
committee  be  favorable  to  the  accused  the  Lodge  shall 


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take  immediate  action  thereon  ;  but  if  the  committee  con-' 
sider  fine,  suspension,  or  expulsion  necessary,  they  shall 
submit  a  resolution  therefor  which  shall  lie  on  the  table 
until  the  next  regular  meeting  thereafter,  or  longer,  and  to 
carry  which  a  majority  of  two-thirds  of  the  member  pres- 
ent shall  be  necessary.  The  accused  shall  be  immediately 
notified  of  such  resolution  by  the  Secretary,  and  shall  be 
at  liberty  to  make  defence  before  the  Lodge. 

Section  5.  While  charges  are  pending,  or  a  motion  to 
suspend  or  expel  is  undecided  in  the  case  of  any  officer 
of  this  Lodge,  such  officer  shall  be  incapable  of  exercising 
the  functions  of  his  office,  and  the  temporary  vacancy  so 
occasioned  shall  be  filled  by  the  presiding  officer. 

Section  6,  Should  the  committee  report  that  the 
charges  are  frivolous  or  malicious,  the  member  or  mem- 
bers preferring  the  same  may  be  fined  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Lodge. 

Section  7.  Notice  of  all  expulsions  shall  be  sent  to  the 
other  Lodges  in  this  State  and  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secre- 
tary of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia. 
No  expelled  member  shall  be  allowed  to  be  a  candidate 
for  re-election  into  the  Order  until  after  the  lapse  of  one 
year  from  the  time  of  such  expulsion — and  not  then  with- 
out the  sanction  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State 
of  Georgia. 

Section  8.  Members  in  arrears  more  than  one  quarter 
shall  not  be  allowed  to  speak  or  vote  on  any  question 
before  the  Lodge,  and  those  in  arrears  more  than  one 
year  shall  be  indefinitely  suspended,  unless  a  sufficient 
excuse  for  such  default  shall  be  communicated  to  the 
Lodge. 

ARTICLE    VL 

DEGREES. 

Section  1.  Until  the  establishment  of  a  regular  Degree 
Lodge  within  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  this  Lodge, 


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the  subordinate  degrees  shall  be  conferred  by  such  officers 
or  members  of  this  Lodge  as  are  qualified ;  but  the  mode 
of  electing  brothers  to  receive  the  same,  and  the  time, 
place  and  manner  of  conferring  the  same,  shall  be  regu- 
lated by  the  By-Laws. 

Sectio7i  2.  The  fee  for  each  degree  shall  be  at  leas* 
three  dollars,  payable  in  advance. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

CARDS, 

Section  1.  Withdrawal  and  Visiting  Cards  shall  be 
applied  for  in  open  Lodge  and  shall  be  granted  of  course 
to  all  members  of  this  Lodge  in  good  standing.  The  fee 
for  each  card  shall  be  at  least  twenty-five  cents. 

Section  2.  When  a  withdrawal  card  shall  have  been 
applied  for  and  granted,  the  connection  with  this  Lodge 
of  the  brother  to  whom  the  same  may  be  granted,  shalJ 
immediately  cease,  and  shall  only  be  renewed  in  the  mode 
pointed  out  in  Article  III. 

ARTICLE   VIII. 

MEETINGS  AND  TERMS. 

Section  1.  The  regular  meetings  of  this  Lodge  shali 
be  weekly,  on  such  night  as  the  Lodge  may  from  time  to 
time  fix. 

Section  2.  The  year  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  divided 
into  two  terms,  beginning  with  the  first  week  in  Jan- 
uary and  July.  The  first  meeting  in  each  term  shall  be 
called  the  semi-annual  meeting,  and  at  that  meeting  the 
reports  of  the  officers  and  the  return  of  the  Lodge  shall 
be  brought  in. 

Section  3.  This  Lodge  shall  never  be  opened,  nor 
remain  open,  unless  there  shall  be  five  brothers  present, 
including  one  qualified  to  take  the  chair.  After  the  trans- 
action of  its  business,  the  Lodge  shall  be  closed  in  due 

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form.     It  shall  never  resolve  itself  into  committee  of  the 
whole,  nor  shall  it  ever  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

Section  4.  No  motion  or  resolution  once  negatived  or 
indefinitely  postponed,  shall  be  again  brought  before  thig 
Lodge  during  the  same  term,  but  a  motion  to  reconsider 
the  action  of  the  Lodge  thereon,  made  and  seconded  by 
brothers  who  voted  with  the  majority,  shall  be  in  order  at 
the  same  or  next  succeeding  meeting,  but  not  afterwards. 
The  vote  on  the  reconsideration  shall  be  final  for  that 
term, 

ARTICLE    IX. 

RETURNS. 

Section  1.  At  the  end  of  each  term,  this  Lodge  shall 
report  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia, 
the  names  of  all  persons  initiated,  admitted  by  card,  re- 
jected, withdrawn,  suspended,  or  expelled,  with  the  cause 
of  suspension  or  expulsion,  reinstated  and  deceased, 
together  with  the  number  of  degrees  conferred,  the  num- 
ber of  members  in  good  standing,  the  amount  of  receipts 
for  initiations,  admissions,  contributions,  cards  and  degrees, 
and  the  per  centage  due  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  2.  At  the  close  of  the  term  next  preceding  the 
regular  communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States,  this  Lodge  shall  report  in  addition  to  what 
is  required  in  Section  1  of  this  Article,  the  names  of  all 
the  members  of  this  Lodge  in  good  standing,  specifying 
the  Past  Grands,  and  ranking  the  other  members  according 
to  degrees.  This  annual  report  shall  also  include  a  state- 
ment of  the  amounts  paid  for  relief  of  the  sick,  burial  of 
members,  burial  of  members'  wives,  relief  of  widowed 
families,  and  education  of  orphans ;  and  the  number  of 
brothers  relieved,  brothers  buried,  brothers'  wives  buried, 
widowed  families  relieved,  and  orphans  educated,  sever- 
ally. It  shall  also  include  a  recapitulation  under  the 
heads  designated  in  Section  1,  of  all  the  business  of  the 
Lodge  for  the  year  next  preceding  the  date  of  such  report. 


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Section  3.  The  report  due  shall  be  exhibited  to  the  in- 
gtalUng  oflBcer  at  every  semi-annual  meeting  before  instal- 
lation, and  on  the  next  day  thereafter,  the  said  report  shall 
be  forwarded  to  the  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  accompanied  by  the 
amount,  in  current  money,  due  totheR.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 
The  Presiding  Officer  and  Permanent  Secretary  or  Syndic 
shall  be  specially  charged  with  the  duty  of  carrying  this 
Section  into  effect. 

ARTICLE    X. 

EXTINCTION  OF  THE  LODGE. 

Section  1.  Whenever  this  Lodge  shall  fail  for  three 
successive  months  to  hold  a  meeting,  and  whenever  the 
number  of  its  members  shall  be  reduced  below  five  in- 
cluding one  qualified  to  take  the  chair,  the  Lodge  shall 
cease  to  exist. 

Section  2.  Should  the  Lodge  be  extinguished  in  the 
mode  pointed  out  in  Section  1  of  this  Article,  or  should 
sentence  of  expulsion  or  forfeiture  of  charter  be  passed 
upon  it  by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officers  or  acting  officers  to  sur- 
render into  the  hands  of  any  duly  authorised  Grand  Offi- 
cer, the  charter,  seal,  books,  papers,  moneys,  and  all  other 
property  of  every  kind  and  description  whatsoever,  be- 
longing to  this  Lodge,  and  the  elective  officers,  or  acting 
elective  officers,  are  hereby  empowered,  whenever  such 
an  emergency  may  arise,  to  execute  in  the  corporate  name 
of  this  Lodge,  whatever  conveyances  may  be  necessary 
for  the  above  purpose,  and  to  affix  the  seal  of  this  Lodge 
thereto. 

ARTICLE    XI. 

CONSTRUCTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 

Section  1.  This  constitution  shall  not  be  altered  or 
suspended  by  this  Lodge,  nor  shall  any  attempt  be  made 


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lo  alter  or  suspend  k,  and  whenever  any  doubts  shall 
arise  as  to  the  proper  construction  of  any  thing  herein 
contained,  reference  shall  be  made  to  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  when  in  session,  and  to  the 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  in  the  recess  of  the  R.  W.  Grand 
Lodge. 

Section  2.  This  Lodge  has  power  to  pass  any  by-law 
or  code  of  by-laws  not  conflicting  with  any  thing  herein 
contained,  or  with  any  other  law  of  force  within  the  juris-^ 
diction  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia. 
A  copy  of  all  such  by-laws  shall  be  transmitted  imme- 
diately after  the  adoption  thereof  to  the  R.  W.  Grapd 
Lodge  for  examination. 

ORDER   OF   PROCESSIONS. 


1.  All  Grand  Processions  of  Lodges  of  the  L  O.  O. 
F.  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State 
of  Georgia,  shall  be  in  an  order  inverse  to  the  seniority  of 
Lodges,  that  is  to  say,  the  junior  Lodge  will  lead,  and  the 
Grand  Lodge  will  close  the  procession, 

2.  Grand  Processions  shall  be  under  the  entire  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  Grand  Marshal,  assisted  by  the 
Marshals  of  subordinate  Lodges,  who  shall  each,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Grand  Marshal  be  perculiarly  charged 
with  forming,  ordering,  and  conducting  their  respective 
Lodges. 

3.  In  all  Grand  processions,  the  Subordinate  or  Grand 
Lodges  from  foreign  jurisdictions,  or  invited  guests  and 
visiters,  who  are  not  Past  Grands,  or  of  the  Patriarchal 
Order,  will  be  in  the  rear  of  the  subordinate  Lodges  of 
this  jurisdiction,  and  in  front  of  the  Patriarchal  Order. 

4.  If  the  Patriarchal  Order  be  present,  it  will  be  in 
iVont  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  this  State. 

5.  When  a  Grand  Procession  has  arrived  at  its  dcsli- 
aation,  the  Grand  Marshal  will  halt  it,  open  the  ranks  a 


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lew  paces  and  direct  them  to  face  inwards,  lie  will  pass 
down  the  open  ranks,  and  urslier  the  Grand  Lodge 
through  to  the  head  of  the  procession  ;  the  Patriarchal 
Order  will  follow,  and  then  in  succession  the  foreign 
Lodges,  Visiters  and  Guests,  and  the  subordinate  Lodges, 
according  to  seniority.  During  this  portion  of  the  cere- 
mony all  the  brethren,  except  the  Grand  Master,  will  be 
uncovered. 

6.  If  there  be  music,  it  will  be  located  in  the  proces- 
sion, at  the  discretion  of  the  Grand  Marshal. 

7.  The  internal  arrangements  of  the  Subordinate  and 
Grand  Lodges  will  be  as  follows  : 

SUBORDINATE    LODGES 


1.  Outside  Guardian  with  drawn  sword,  followed  by 
the  Scene  Supporters,  with  rods  of  office. 

2.  A  scarlet  member,  bearing  the  charier  of  the  Lodge 
supported  by  two  scarlet  members. 

3.  Banner  of  the  Lodge,  borne  by  a  scarlet  member, 
and  supported  by  two  scarlet  members. 

4.  Warden,  with  his  rod  of  office,  and  Conductor  with 
the  axe. 

5.  Treasurer,  supported  hy  two  members  of  the  re- 
membrance degree. 

6.  Secretaries  bearing  rolls. 

7.  Vice  Grand  with  gavil,  supported  by  his  R.  and  L. 
Supporters,  with  rods  of  office. 

8.  Brothers  Initiated. 

9.  Brothers  of  the  White  Degree. 

10.  Brothers  of  the  Covenant  Degree. 

11.  Brothers  of  the  Royal  Blue  Degree. 

12.  Brothers  of  the  Remembrance  Degree. 

13.  Brothers  of  the  Scarlet  Degree. 

14.  Chaplain,  with  the  Bible,  supported  by  two  scarlet 
members. 


14-2 

15.  Noble  Grand,  with  gavil,  supported  by  K.  and  L. 
Supporters,  with  rods  of  office,  crossed,  forming  an  arch, 

16.  Inside  Guardian,  with  drawn  sword. 

The  Marshal,  bearing  batton  of  office  with  his  Lodge, 
wheresoever  his  discretion  may  direct, 

GRAND    LODGE. 

1.  W.  Grand  Guardian. 

2.  Banner,  borne  by  a  P.  G.  supported  by  two  P.  G's. 

3.  Past  Grands,  inversely,  according  to  seniority. 

4.  Past  Grand  Masters. 

5.  W.  Grand  Conductor,  supported  by  two  P.  G's. 

6.  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer,  supported  by  two  P.  G's. 

7.  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary,  supported  by  two  P.  G's. 

8.  R.  W.  Grand  Warden,  supported  by  two  P.  G's. 

9.  W.  Grand  Chaplain,  with  the  Bible,  supported  by 
two  P.  G's.  If  the  occasion  require  an  Orator,  he  will  be 
with  the  Chaplain  ;  and  the  supporters  will  be  dispensed 
with. 

10.  R.  W.  Grand  Representatives,  supported  by  two 
Past  Grands. 

11.  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master,  followed  by  the  W. 
D.  D.  Grand  Masters. 

12.  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master. 

The  Past  Grands  from  other  jurisdictions,  will  be  in 
the  rear  of  the  Past  Grands  of  this  State. 

The  Grand  Marshal,  with  his  baton  of  oflBce,  will  be 
wheresoever  his  discretion  may  direct. 

If  there  be  a  committee  of  arrangements,  the  brothers 
who  compose  it,  will  be  with  their  respective  Lodges,  and 
take  their  places  according  to  rank  in  their  Lodges.  The 
members  of  the  committee  of  arrangements  will  wear 
some  uniform  badge  to  distinguish  them. 

In  all  processions,  consisting  of  subordinate  Lodges 
only,  the  relative  position  and  conduct  of  Lodges  will  be 
as  has  been  prescribed,  except  that  the  Lodge  at  whose 


143 

request,  and  for  whose  particular  benefit  the  procession 
is  ordered,  will  take  the  post  of  honor,  by  closing  the  pro- 
cession. Such  procession  will  be  under  the  entire  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  Marshal  of  that  Lodge  which  holds 
the  post  of  honor,  and  he  will  be  assisted  by  the  Marshals 
of  the  other  Lodges.  If  the  occasion  require  an  Orator, 
he  will  be  with  the  Chaplain  of  that  Lodge  which  holds 
the  post  of  honor,  (the  supporters  of  the  Chaplain  being 
dispensed  with.)  The  Past  Grands  will  be  with  their 
respective  Lodges,  preceding  the  N.  G.  with  these  modi- 
fications, the  internal  arrangement  of  each  subordinate 
Lodge,  shall  be  as  has  been  already  prescribed.  If  there 
be  foreign  subordinate  Lodges,  visiters,  or  guests  present, 
they  will  precede  the  Lodge  which  holds  the  post  of 
honor. 

Whenever  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia  is 
present,  in  a  procession,  it  will  be  considered  a  grand 
procession,  and  the  order  for  grand  processions  as  has 
been  presbribed,  will  be  observed,  with  this  one  excep- 
tion, that  if  the  procession  be  at  the  request  and  for  the 
particular  benefit  of  any  one  individual  subordinate 
Lodge,  that  Lodge  shall  be  placed  in  the  rear  of  all  the 
other  subordinate  Lodges  present  in  the  procession. 

Whenever  any  Lodges  within  this  jurisdiction  are  in 
procession,  except  on  funeral  occasions,  all  the  insignia 
of  office,  and  of  the  Order,  shall  be  used,  and  no  depart- 
ure from  what  is  strictly  prescribed  will  be  permitted.. 


14-1 

F  O  R  M  .S . 


[No.  1.] 
CERTIFICATE  OF  A  PAST  GRAND. 
To  the  R.  TV.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

I.  O.  O.  F.^of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

This  will  certify  that  Past  Grand  is  a 

member,  in  good  standing,  of  Lodge,  No.         , 

and  has  regularly  passed  through  the  following  offices, 
to  wit : 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  official 
signature  and  caused  the  seal  of  said  Lodge  to  be 
affixed  this  day  of  A.  D. 

N.  G. 
II.  s.l     Attest, 

^  S. 

P.  S.  or  S, 
(The  other  certificates  required  by  Article  II  of  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  Grand  Lodge  will  begin  and  conclude  as 
above,  but  the  body  of  the  certificate  may  be  changed 
according  to  the  circumstances  of  each  case.) 

[No.  2.] 
CERTIFICATE  OF  A  REPRESENTATIVE. 

(The  Address  to  be  as  in  Form  No.  1.) 

This  will  certify  that  Past  Grand  ,    a 

member,  in  good  standing,  of  Lodge,  No.         , 

was,  at  a  regular  meeting  of  said  Lodge,  held 
A.  D.         ,  duly  elected  a  Representative  of  said  Lodge 
for  the  term  of  one  year  from  the  above  date  and  until  the 
election  and  reception  of  his  successor. 

(Conclusion  as  in  Form  No.  1.) 

(When  the  Representative  is  elected  to  fill  a  vacancy, 
the  certificate  shall  be  as  follows  :) 

(Beginning  as  above,)  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by 
the  of  Past  Grand 

(Co7idusion  as  in  Form  No.  i.) 


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[No.  3.1 

CiilttTlf  ICATE  01'  A  PROXY  REPRESL:nTAT1VE. 

(  The  Address  to  be  as  in  Form  No.  1.) 

This  will  certify  that  Past  Grand  of 

Was,  at  a  regular  meeting  of  Lodge,  No. 

held  A.  D.  ,  duly  elected  Proxy  Representa- 

tive of  said  Lodge,  to  attend  the  ensuing  {or  present,  if  the 
Proxy  be  elected  while  the  Grand  Lodge  is  in  session,) 
communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge  :  the  powers 
of  said  Proxy  to  cease  whenever  a  regular  Representative 
of  said  Lodge  shall  present  his  credentials  and  be  received 
by  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge. 

(Conclusion  as  in  Form  No.  1.) 

[No.  4.] 
PETITION  FOR  A  SUBORDINATE  CHARTER. 

(The  Address  to  be  as  in  Form  No.  1.) 

The  undersigned,  citizens  and  residents  of  the  State 
of  Georgia,  respectfully  represent  that  they  are  withdrawn 
members  in  good  standing  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd-Fellows,  (the  evidence  whereof  is  herewith  pre= 
sented,)  and  that  they  believe  that  the  interests  of  the 
Order  will  be  promoted  by  the  establishment  of  a  Lodge 
in  .     Wherefore   they   pray  for  a  chartei 

empowering  them  to  work  under  the  style  of 
Lodge,  No. 

Dated  at  this  A.  D. 

(signatures.) 

(The  petition  and  charter  fee  must  be  forwarded  to  the 
R.  W.  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State 
of  Georgia,  accompanied  by  the  withdrawal  cards  of  the 
petitioners,  or  the  following  certificate,  to  wit :) 

To  the  M.  TV.  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge 

oj  the  1.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

I,  D.  G.  M.  (or  D.  D.  G.  M.)  do  hereby 

certify  that  the  withdrawal  cards  of  the  applicants  for  a 
charter  for  a  new  Lodge,  to  be  hailed  Lodge^ 

No.  ,  are  in  my  possession  and  that  the  same  are  in 
due  form. 

Witness  my  official  signature  at  this  day  ot 

A.  D. 

D.  G.  M.  (or 
D.  V.  G.  M.) 
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'  Tlie  io'llowing  lesoUiuons  were  ofterecl  b}!  the  Comrnii- 
loe,  and  passed : 

Resolved,  That  the  Constitution  of  Subordinates,  just 
reported  by  the  Committee,  be  ordered  to  go  into  effect 
on  the  f^rst  day  of  October  next. 

Resolved,  That  a  Special  Committee  of  three  be  ap- 
pointed who  shall  be  entrusted  with  all  the  papers  reported 
by  the  Committee  on  the  Constitution,  and  instructed  to 
cause  to  be  printed  two  hundred  copies  of  a  pamphlet 
containing  the  above  matter,  and  in  addition  thereto,  the 
forms,  &c.,  reported  by  the  Committee  on  Constitution. 

Past  Grands  Griffin,  Llo3'd  and  Owens  were  appointed 
that  Committee,  under  the  above  resolution. 

The  Committee  of  Elections  and  Returns  presented 
ihe  following  report : 

The  Committee  upon  Elections  and  Returns  report  the 
following  Lodges  as  having  made  their  third  and  fourth 
(juarterly  returns,  also  their  annual  returns  : 


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Pf 


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of  Lodges. 

Location. 

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Relief. 

Oglethorpe,  No. 
Franklin,  No. 
liive  Oak,  No. 
Sylvan,  No. 
Un'd  Bro's  No. 
Muscogee,  No. 
Washingt'n  No. 
Cheroke.',  No. 
DeKalh,  No. 
Miller,  No. 

Albany,         No. 


1  Savannah. . 
2 1  Macon,... . 
3  Savannah.. 
4jMilIedg'lle, 
5. Macon  ... . 

Columbus  . 

Augusta   . . 

Marietta  . . 

Savannah   . 

.Augusta   .. 

Albany 


41  90 
21  30 
27  0.'> 
20  80 
37  40 
26  90 
84  70 
3  55 
12  50 
100  50 
45  00 

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1,290  43 
1,327  96 

647  76 
1,033  16 

493  98 

2,743  32 

12  84 

1,046  60 

1,736  38 

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240  00 

502  90 

5  00 

100  no 

155  00 
429  50 

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Sylvan  Lodge,  No,  4,  third  quarter's  report,  not  signed 
by  V.  G.;  United  Brothers',  No.  5,  third  quarter's  report 
not  signed  by  V.  G.,  one  member  expelled,  name  or  cause 
not  stated  in  annual  report.  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7, 
one  member  expelled,  name  or  cause  not  given  in  annual 
report. 

Cherokee  Lodge,  No.  8,  has  not  made  her  annual  report 


'.'    M.  hnnc*;  expelled  fov  coiuiuci   unbecoming  an  Oild-Fellow. 


Ii9 

Fiatubci'  of  member?,  vl^c.  ate  taken  lioiu  iliinl  and  {'ourtli 
quarterly  returns  5  Albany  Lodge,  No.  II,  has  not  made 
the  annual  or  fourth  quarterly  report  —  number  of  mem- 
bers, &c.  taken  from  the  third  quarter's  report  —  number 
of  Past  Grands  from  the  number  in  attendance  at  this 
communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  In  the  returns  for 
per  centage  from  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  G,  in  the  3d  quar- 
ter they  have  overpaid  two  dollars  and  eighty  cents ;  in 
the  fourth  quarter  there  is  an  error  of  four  dollars  ;  leaving 
due  Grand  Lodge,  oiie  dollar  and  twenty  cents. 

THOS.   PURSE,      ) 

ROBT.  AUSTEN,    }  Committee. 

GEO.  W.  ADAMS,  ) 

The  tbllo wing  report,  &c.  was  received  from  the  Finance 
Committee : 

The  Committee  on  Finance  have  examined  the  report 
ef. the  Grand  Secretary,  and  find  the  same  correct.  They 
have  also  examined  the  report  of  the  Grand  Treasurer, 
with  vouchers,  which  they  find  correct,  and  which  shows 
a  balance  in  his  hands  of  tln'ee  hundred  and  sixty  dollars 
and  thirty-eight  cents. 

The  following  bills  have  been  placed  before  them, 
which  they  have  passed  upon,  and  recommend  that  the 
same  be  immediately  passed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
paid  from  the  money  on  hand  : 

P.  G.  Thomas,  $92 ;  Wiley  Williams,  $34 ;  Locke  & 
Davis,  $4  37  ;  W.  H.  Bulloch,  $4  37  ;  W.  H.  May  &  Co., 
$10  50  ;  Thos.  Purse,  $2  12  ;  W.  Yorke,  $8  ;  Grand 
Secretary,  $100  ;  amounting  to  two  hundred  and  fifty-five 
dollars  and  thirty-six  cents. 

We  present  the  following  estimate  of  the  probable 
amount  due  Representatives  and  necessary  for  expenses 
of  Grand  Representatives  : 

No.  2 — 3  Past  Grands,  Representatives,  at  $28  each,  $84 
•«   4—2         '*  "  28     "        5G 

"   5—2         «'  "  28     *«        5G 


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No.  6 — 2  Past  Grands,  Representatives,  at  42  each,     S4 

"10 — 2         "  ««  24     *'         48 

"    8—2         "  "  44     "  88 

"11—2         "  "  42     "         84 

Grand  Representatives,         -         -         _  220 


$720 


Amounting  to  seven  hundred  and  twenty  dollars,  which, 
with  the  bills  enumerated,  make  a  grand  total  of  nine 
hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars  and  thirty-six  cents  as 
the  sum  necessary  to  meet  the  expenses  of  this  communi- 
cation. To  meet  the  same  there  is  in  the  hands  of  the 
Grand  Treasurer  three  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  and 
thirty-eight  cents,  which  shows  a  deficiency  of  six  hundred 
and  fourteen  dollars  and  ninety-eight  cents.  Your  Com- 
mittee feel  a  delicacy  in  suggesting  any  ways  and  means 
for  making  up  this  deficiency,  and  would  leave  it  to  this 
Grand  Lodge  to  do  it. 

-    Respectfully, 


JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  )  ^ 
WILEY  WILLL\MS,      5  committee. 


It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  above  report  be 
referred  to  the  Executive  Committee,  when  said  Committee 
shall  have  been  elected. 

The  Committee  on  Correspondence  beg  leave  to  submit 
the  following  report : 

That  they  have  examined  all  the  correspondence  laid 
before  them  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  find  nothing 
therein  requiring  any  action  of  this  Grand  Lodge. 

A.  B.  HARTWELL,  Chairman. 

The  Committee  on  Grievances  of  Lodges  beg  leave  to 
report  that  they  have  nothing  before  them  to  bring  to  the 
notice  of  this  Lodge. 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,  Chairman. 


151 

The  Committee  on  Printing  report  that  they  have  dis- 
charged the  duties  confided  to  them.     The  minutes  of  the 
last  communication,  together  with  the  blank  reports  ordered 
were  printed  and  handed  over  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 
JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Chairman, 

On  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  the  elec- 
tion of  its  officers  for  the  ensning  year,  and  the  following 
was  the  result : 

M.  W.  Grand  Master,  John  \V.  Anderson,  of  No.  9 ; 
R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master,  John  J.  Jones,  of  No.  2  ;  R.  W. 
Grand  Warden,  M.  Woodruff,  of  No.  6  ;  R.  W.  Grand 
Secretary,  Jno.  N.  Lewis,  of  No.  1 ;  R.  W.  Grand  Treas- 
urer, J.  P.  Collins,  of  No.  3. 

R.  W.  Grand  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
the  United  States,  R.  H.  Griffin,  of  No.  9  ;  I.  P.  Garvin, 
ofNo.  10. 

On  motion.  It  was  resolved  that  the  Lodge  now  proceed 
to  elect  a  Chairman  of  the  Committees  under  the  new 
Constitution,  which  resulted  as  follows : 

R.  H.  Griffin,  of  No.  9,  Chairman  of  the  Legislative 
Committee ;  J.  W.  Owens,  of  No.  1,  Chairman  of  the 
Executive  Committee ;  T.  E.  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  Chairman 
of  the  Judicial  Committee. 

The  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  elect  the  balance  of  the 
committees : 

Legislative  Committee  —  L.  O.Reynolds,  R.Austen, 
W.  Williams,  J.  P.  Collins,  M.  L.  Graybill,  R.  Wayne. 

A  motion  was  made  to  postpone  the  filling  of  the  other 
committees  until  the  next  day,  which  was  withdrawn  for 
the  purpose  of  receiving  the  following  resolution,  offered 
by  Past  Grand  Kempton  : 

Resolved,  That  the  installation  of  Grand  Officers  take 
place  to-morrow,  at  11  o'clock,  A.  M.,  and  that  members 


152 

of  the  Scarlet   Degree,   iii  good  standing,    be  invited  to 
attend. 

On  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet 
to-morrow  morning,  at  half-past  nine  o'clock. 


9j    o'cLCCK,    A.    M.,  y 

SAVANNAH,  AUG.  7th,  1S46.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Pres- 
ent—R.  Wayne,  M,  W.  G.  M.;  J.  J.  Jones,  R.  W.  G. 
W.;  J.  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  G.  S.;  J.  P.  Collins,  R.  W. 
G.  T.;  J.  R.  Johnson,  W.  G.  M.;  J.  Oliver,' W.  G.  C., 
p.  t.;  E.  S.  Kempton,  W.  G.  G.,  p.  t.;  and  a  due  represen- 
tation. 

The  Grand  Master  took  the  chair,  and  declared  the 
Lodge  open  for  business. 

The  proceedings  of  yesterday's  session  were  read  and 
approved. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  further  report, 
that  the  annual  report  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6,  ending 
30lh  June,  has  been  since  handed  in,  and  we  find  it  incor- 
rect, wanting  the  signature  of  the  V.  G.,  who  was  absent. 

GEO.    W.    ADAMS,   >  ^ 

R.  AUSTEN,  1  Commttee. 

The  Committee  on  Elections  and  Returns  beg  leave  to 
submit  the  following  additional  report : 

That  they  have  examined  the  certificates  of  Past  Grand 
W.  B.  Fleming,  of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3,  and  find  that 
he  has  served  a  regular  term  as  Secretary,  V.  G.  and  N, 
G.,  and  that  he  is  a  duly  elected  Representative  to  this 
Grand  Lodge. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

GEO.  W.  ADAMS,  >  ^       ■,, 
R.  AUSTEN,  S  ^'''''^''^'''- 


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On  motion,  ihs  reports  were  ieceived,  and  the  (JiLinJ. 
Warden  retired  and  conferred  the  Side  Degree,  The 
Past  Grand  was  then  conducted  in  and  the  G.  L.  Degree 
conferred. 

On  motion,  the  Lodge  proceeded  to  till  the  other 
committees  left  vacant  the  day  before,  and  the  following 
was  the  result : 

Executive  Committee— E.  Parsons,  G.  S.  Obear,  Geo 
B.  King,  O.  P.  Felt,  John  Oliver,  A.  G.  Raymur. 

Judicial  Committee — ^J.  S.  Morel,  G.  W.  Adams,  W- 
B.  Fleming,  Jno.  Southwell,  J.  C.  Fo  Clark,  I.  P.  Garvin 

It  was  moved  that  the  Grand  Lodge  lake  a  recess  of 
fifteen  minutes.     Carried. 

The  fifteen  minutes  having  expired,  the  Lodge  was 
called  to  order,  when  the  following  report  was  received 
from  the  Executive  Committee  : 

To  the  R.  TV.  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  P., 

of  the  State  of  Georgia  : 

The  Executive  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the 
report  of  the  Finance  Committee,  ask  leave  to  report : 

That  your  Committee  find  a  deficit  in  the  Treasury  oi 
this  Grand  Lodge  of  $G12  9S,  without  any  assets  to  mcei 
the  same,  and  no  immediate  prospect  of  funds  to  discharge 
the  indebtedness  and  provide  for  the  current  expenses  oi 
the  year.  Your  committee  have  given  to  this  subject  a 
careful  attention,  and  recommend  as  a  means  of  providing 
for  these  deficiencies,  that  the  Grand  Master  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  be  authorized  to  borrow  from  the  several 
Lodges  of  this  Stale,  such  sum  or  sums  of  mone}'^  as  shall 
be  necessary,  issuing  certificates  therefor,  signed  by  him- 
self and  countersigned  by  the  Grand  Secretary,  in  the 
nature  of  scrip,  payable  on  the  second  Wednesday  iti 
May  next,  at  the  lowest  rate  of  interest  not  above  seven 

90 


154 

per  cent.  Your  Committee,  in  making  this  recommenda- 
tion, feel  it  their  duty  to  call  the  attention  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  to  the  fact  that  the  Subordinate  Lodges  who  may 
be  disposed  to  loan,  will  require  some  further  security 
than  that  which  a  bankrupt  Treasury  can  offer,  and 
believing  it  to  be  necessary  that  a  speciBc  fund  be  desig- 
nated for  the  repayment  of  the  sums  so  borrowed,  recom- 
mend the  passage  of  a  resolution  pledging  the  amount 
raised  by  the  seven  per  cent,  impost  upon  dues  and 
degrees,  as  a  fund  to  be  set  apart  for  such  repayment. 
Your  committee  also  recommend  that  such  Lodges  as 
shall  loan  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  be  permitted  to  settle 
their  dues  to  this  Grand  Lodge  by  draft  upon  the  Grand 
Secretar}'-,  the  amount  to  be  credited  by  thetn  upon  the 
back  of  the  certificates  of  loan. 

Your  Committee  submit  a  hurried  statement  of  the  pro- 
bable receipts  and  expenditures  for  the  ensuing  year  as  a 
basis  upon  which  this  Grand  Lodge  can  found  its  calcula* 
tlons : 
The  report  of  the  Finance  Committee 

shows  a  deficit  of  -         -         -         $612  98 
The  expenses  of  two  Grand  Represen- 
tatives will  amount  to    -         -  200  00 
Salary  of  Grand  Secretary  100.  print- 
ing   100,    contingent  expenses    for 
cards,  &c.  50,       -         -         -  250  00^1,062  98 
To  meet  this  deficiency  and  necessary 
expenditure,  we  are  to  rely  upon  the 
resources    of   this    Grand    Lodge, 
unless  it  shall   determine   to  raise 
funds  by   assessment,    which  your 
committee  do  not  recommend. 
The   report  of   the  Grand  Secretary 
for  the  half  year  ending  Feb.   3d, 
184G,  shows  an  amount  raised  by 
taxation  and  arising  from  taxation,  ', 
dues  and  cards,  of        -         -           401  77 


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For  the  Iialf  year  ending  August  Isl, 

for  dispensation,  dues  and  cards,  478  87 —  SSO  G4 
Should  no  larger  revenue  be  obtained 

during  the  present  fiscal  year,  from 

the  same  sources,  exclusive   of  the 

direct  tax,  there  will  be  a  deficit  of        -  $182  34 

in  the  amount  necessary  for  the  payment  of  existing  debts 
and  necessary  and  absolute  expenses.  To  this  must  be 
added  a  probable  amount  of  $750  to  meet  the  expenses  of 
the  next  annual  communication,  which  will  leave  in  the 
total  an  amount  of  $932  34,  to  meet  which  we  can  but 
look  to  the  seven  per  cent,  referred  to  above. 

All  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

JNO.  W.  OWENS,  Chairman. 

The  following  resolutions  were  offered  by  the  Com- 
mittee, which  were  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  M.  W.  G.  M.  of  this  Grand  Lodge, 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
be  authorised  to  borrow  from  the  several  Subordinate 
Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction,  such  sum  or  sums  of 
money  as  shall  be  necessary  to  meet  the  expenses  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  issuing  certificates  of  loan  therefor,  signed, 
by  himself  and  countersigned  by  the  Grand  Secretary, 
payable  on  the  second  Wednesday  in  May  next,  at  the 
lowest  rate  of  interest  not  exceeding  seven  per  cent,  at 
which  it  can  be  obtained ;  such  certificates  not  to  be  trans- 
ferrable. 

Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  will  set  apart  and 
hereby  pledges  the  amount  to  be  received  by  the  seven 
per  cent,  impost  upon  dues  and  degrees,  or  so  much 
thereof  as  shall  be  necessary,  as  a  fund  for  the  payment 
of  such  loan  after  the  credits  are  given  for  the  drafts  and. 
certificates  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  authorised  to 
receive  the  draft  of  such  Lodges  as  may  make  loans  upon 
the  terms  proposed  in  payment  of  dues  and  assessments. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  authorised  to 
issue  to  the  Representatives  to  this  Grand  Lodge,  certifi- 
cates of  the  amounts  now  due  them,  which  may  be  cashed 


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(■y  thea  respective  Lodges,  and  sucli  cerlificaleis,  vvbeit 
receipted,  shall  be  taken  in  payment  of  the  dues  and 
impost  of  such  Lodges. 

Past  Grand  Austen,  of  No.  10,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  seconded  by  Past  Grand  Anderson,  of  No.  9  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to  pro- 
cure and  forward  in  the  name  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  to 
Past  Grand  Master  Miller,  a  suit  of  regalia  appropriate  to 
his  rank,  as  a  token  of  the  esteem  and  approbation  of 
I  his  Lodge,  for  the  services  which  he  has  rendered  in  intru- 
ducino;  the  Order  into  this  State. 

After  considerable  discussion,  it  was  laid  over,  the 
hour  appointed  for  the  installation  of  the  Grand  Officers 
having  arrived. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  G.  L.  and 
opened  in  the  Scarlet  Degree. 

The  officers  elected  were  then  duly  installed  in  the  fol 
lowing  order  : 

John  W.  Anderson,  M.  W.  Grand  Master;  John  J. 
Jones,  R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master;  M.  Woodruff;  K.  AV. 
Grand  Warden  ;  John  N.  Lewis,  R.  W.  Grand  Secretary; 
J.  P.  Collins,  R.  W.  Grand  Treasurer. 

The  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  appointed  Past  Grand 
John  Southwell,  W.  Grand  Chaplain;  Past  Grand  John 
Oliver,  W.  Grand  Marshal ;  Past  Grand  A.  J.  Raymur, 
\Y>  Grand  Conductor;  Past  Grand  J.  W.White,  W. 
(jirand  Guardian  ;  who  were  duly  installed. 

The  M.  W.  G.  M.  also  appointed  the  following  Past 
Grands,  as  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  : 
For  Baldwin  and  contiguouscounties,P.  G.J.  C.F.Clarke 

"   Muscogee  "  "  '"     D.  S.  Lemonv 

=    Richmond  "  "  "     R.  Austen. 

-   Cobb  "  "  '^     N.  M.  Caldcr. 

'■'-   Baker  "  '*  "     Geo.  B.  Kinc;. 


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The  Grand   Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet  nnd 


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>pened  in  the  Q..  L.  Deeree. 


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Tlie  icsoluinni  .>1  I'asi  Grand  Austen  was  then  called 
up,  and  on  motion,  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee 
to  report  at  once. 

Past  Grand  Adams,  of  No.  9,  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution, which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Representatives  from  this  Lodge  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  be  instructed  to 
urge  before  that  body  the  necessity  of  enlarging  the  pres- 
ent terms  of  office  in  the  Subordinate  Lodges,  and,  if  pos- 
sible, to  have  such  other  alterations  made  in  the  laws  of 
the  Order  as  will  extend  that  term  from  three  to  six  months. 

Past  Grand  Lloyd,  of  No.  1.  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution, which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Representatives  from  this  Lodge  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  be  instructed  to 
move  in  said  Lodge  for  the  appointment  of  a  committee 
to  digest  all  such  laws  and  resolutions  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  United  States,  as  are  intended  to  control  and  regu- 
late State  Grand  Lodges  and  Subordinate  Lodges,  and 
have  the  same  printed,  and  a  copy  transmitted  to  the  State 
Grand  Lodges  and  Subordinate  Lodges  for  their  instruc- 
tion. 

Past  Grand  Austen,  of  No.  10,  offered  the  following 
resolution,  which  was  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  the  proceedings  of  this  Grand  Lodge, 
at  its  last  semi-annual  and  the  present  session,  be  printed 
and  distributed  to  the  several  Lodges  under  this  jurisdic- 
tion. 

The  Executive  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the 
resolution  of  Past  Grand  Austen,  having  retired,  returned 
and  reported  verbally  in  favor  of  the  resolution,  which 
was  adopted. 

Resolution  by  Past  Grand  Adams,  of  No.  9,  which  was 
adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Lodge  are  hereby 
tendered  to  Past  Grand  Master  Wayne  and  the  Past 


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Grand  Representatives,  for  the  manner  in  which  they  have 
discharged  their  duties. 

Resolution  offered  by  Past  Grand  Austen,  of  No.  10, 
which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  are 
hereby  tendered  to  DeKalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  for  the  use  of 
Xheir  Lodge  room  during  this  session. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  sine  die. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,   Grand  Secretary, 


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SA.VANNAH,  MAY  12,  1847. 1 

A  Regular  Communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  Georgia  was  held  at  De  Kalb  Lodge  Room. 
Present  — 

JOHN  W.  ANDERSON,  M.  TV.  Grand  Master. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,  R.  TV.  D.  G.  M.  p.  t. 

M.  WOODRUFF,  R.  TV.  G.  TVarden. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  R.  TV.  G.  Secretary, 

J.  P.  COLLLNS,  R.  TV.  G.  Treasurer, 

R.  H.  GRIFFIN,  R.  TV.  G.  Representative. 

JNO.  SOUTHWELL,  TV.  G.  Chaplain. 

JNO.  OLIVER,  TV.  G.  Marshal. 

GEO.  PATTEN,  TV.  G.  CondW.,p.  t. 

J.  R.  JOHNSON,  TV.  G.  Guardian,  p.  t. 

The  members  present  were  examined  by  the  Grand 
Marshal,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  was  opened  in  due  form. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  communication  being  in 
print,  on  motion,  the  reading  of  the  same  was  dispensed 
with,  and  they  were  then  approved. 

The  certificates  of  P.  G's.  and  Representatives  were 
received  and  referred  to  the  Legislative  Committee. 
After  a  brief  interval  the  following  report  was  received  : 

To  the  R.  W.  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia- 

The  Legislative  Committee,  after  due  examination, 
report  the  following  certificates  correct : 

Past  Grands. 

Jno.  D.  Fish  and  Geo.  White,  of  No.  1. 

Albert  Mix,  of  No.  2. 

Henry  S.  Bell  and  Heman  A.  Crane,  of  No.  3. 

George  D.  Case,  of  No.  4. 

Geo.  Patten,  of  No.  5. 

A.  H.  Cooper  and  L.  F.  W.  Andrews,  of  No.  6.  ' 

C.  C.  Millar  and  C.  W.  W.  Bruen,  of  No.  9. 


lo4 

or  vvliom,  r.  G's.  White,  Firfli,  Bell,  Crane,  Cooper, 
Andrews  and  Bruen,  are  entitled  to  the  Past  Secrelar3''s 
Degree. 

Representatives. 

J.  13.  Tufts,  Jno.  Southwell,  Jno.  Oliver,  E.  S.  Kemp- 
ton  and  John  N.  Lewis,  of  No.  1. 

Albert  Mix,  of  No.  2. 

Henry  S.  Bell,  Geo.  G.  Faries,  and  H.  A,  Crane,  of 
No.  3. 

Geo.  I).  Case,  of  No.  4. 

Geo.  Patten,  of  No.  5. 

A.  H.  Cooper,  of  No.  6. 

Charles  Catlin,  of  No.  7. 

R.  H.  Griffin  and  O.  P.  Felt,  of  No.  9. 

Elisha  H.  Rogers,  of  No.  10. 

Peter  O.  Wing,  of  No.  12. 

The  following  certificates  are  informal : 
The  certificates  of  Jas.  M.  Anderson,  as  Past  Grand, 
and  Representative  of  No.  S,  want  the  attestation  of  the 
Permanent  Secretary  or  Syndic  ;  otherwise  they  are  cor- 
rect. The  certificate  of  Joseph  L.  Dunham  as  Represen- 
tative of  No.  11,  does  not  follow  the  form  prescribed  by 
this  Grand  Lodge,  and  also  wants  the  attestation  of  the 
P.  S.  or  Syndic. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN, 

Chairman. 

On  motion,  tlie  Report  was  received  and  adopted. 

Past  Grand  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  offered  the  following  reso- 
lution : 

Resolved,  That  the  Side  degrees  and  Grand  Lodge 
degree  be  conferred  on  all  Past  Grands  at  present  in 
waiting,  whose  certificates  may  be  informal:  provided, 
evidence  of  their  hclna.  Past  Grands  from  the  Grand  Sec- 


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retary's  record  be  shown,  and  that  those  who  are  tlie 
representatives  of  Lodges  be  allowed  to  lake  their  seats 
as  such  representatives.     Carried. 

The  M.  W.  G.  Master  then  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Comn:iittee  : 

To  the  R.  TV.  Grand  Lodge  of  the 

J.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia  : 

Brothers : 

An  interval  of  nine  months  has  elapsed  since  your  last 
communication.  During  that  period  comprising,  under 
the  operation  of  your  new  Constitution,  the  entire  term 
of  the  sitting  Grand  Officers,  the  affairs  of  the  Order  in 
this  State,  have  begun  to  assume  a  more  favorable  ap- 
pearance, and  indications  are  abundant  that  we  are  about 
to  enter  upon  a  new  career  of  more  extended  usefulness. 

For  a  long  time  Georgia  Odd-Fellowship  was  almost 
stationary,  so  far  as  the  increase  of  the  number  of  Lodges 
was  concerned.  With  an  ample  field  before  us,  certain  to 
yield  a  generous  harvest  to  proper  exertion,  we  contented 
ourselves  with  the  fruits  that  had  been  earned  by  former 
labor.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  this  lethargy  is  ended,  and 
that  we  will  hereafter  attend  more  diligently  to  the  work 
which  has  been  given  us  in  charge. 

During  the  present  term  five  new  Lodges  have  been 
instituted,  under  dispensations  granted  by  me.  Their 
applications  for  charters  will  be  laid  before  you  during 
the  present  session.     They  are  all  likely  to  do  well. 

In  the  month  of  November  last,  accompanied  by  R.  W. 
G.  Representative  Griffin,  I  visited  and  instructed  all  the 
Lodges,  out  of  Savannah,  which  were  then  at  work,  with 
the  exception  of  Albany,  No.  11,  and  Ocklockonee,  No.  12. 
Circumstances  which  I  could  not  control  prevented  me 
from  reaching  the  two  Lodges  last  named,  but  I  commu- 
nicated at  large  with  them  by  letter.  The  lodges  in  this 
city  have  of  course  been  visited  by  me.     I  am  happy  to  be 


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able  to  Inform  j''ou  that  ibe  condition  of  all  the  Lodges  in 
the  State  is  good,  and  that  they  have  conducted  their 
business  in  a  becoming  and  creditable  manner.  The 
practical  illustrations  which  they  have  constantly  furnish- 
ed of  the  pure  principles  which  we  profess,  cannot  be 
without  their  effect  upon  the  communities  in  which  and 
near  which  they  are  located. 

From  what  has  been  accomplished  during  the  term  now 
near  its  end,  we  may  expect  still  greater  success  during 
the  year  about  to  commence.  Earnestness  and  zeal,  on 
the  part  of  the  members  of  this  body,  will  insure  for  the 
administration  of  my  successor  the  distinction  of  carrying 
the  Order  into  many  sections  where  it  has  not  yet  pene- 
trated, but  in  which  it  may  be  made  to  take  root  and 
flourish. 

The  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S.  at  the  communication  of  Sep- 
tember, 1846,  adopted  a  report  and  resolution  brought  in 
by  a  committee,  which  had  been  raised  to  consider  the 
expediency  of  a  general  system  of  education  for  the 
children  of  the  Order.  This  action  of  the  National  Grand 
Lodge  has  devolved  upon  the  State  Grand  Lodges,  the 
duty  of  considering  the  question  and  of  transmitting  to 
Baltimore  the  result  of  their  deliberations.  I  commend 
the  subject  to  the  reflections  of  the  members  of  this  body, 
and  invite  your  attention  to  the  proceedings  of  the  R.  W. 
G.  L.  U.  S.  in  the  premises,  which  will  be  read  to  you 
from  the  table  of  the  Grand  Secretary. 

For  the  alterations  in  the  Laws  of  the  Order  made  by 
the  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S.  at  its  last  session,  I  refer  you  to  the 
report  of  the  R.  W.  G.  Representatives,  which  will  be  pre- 
sented to  you  in  its  order. 

I  would  bring  specially  to  your  notice'the  condition  of 
your  Finances.  The  reforms  of  the  new  Constitution 
have  done  much  to  mitigate  your  embarassments,  but  you 
are  still  oppressed  by  debt.  It  may  be  necessary  for 
you  to  adopt  some  vigorous  measures  for  extricating  your- 
selves at  an  early  day  from  your  difficulties.     The  reports 


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of  the  Grand  Secretary  and  Grand  Treasurer  and  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  will  put  you  in  possession  of  the 
necessary  information  on  this  subject. 

We  cannot  fail  on  this  occasion  to  recall  the  memory  of 
a  distinguished  brother,  whose  presence  among  us,  was 
always  greeted  with  pleasure,  and  whose  death  will  long 
be  deplored  by  all  his  fellow-citizens.  My  allusion  to 
P.  D.  G.  M.  Holmes,  cannot  be  mistaken.  Those  of  us 
who  have  often  sat  with  him  in  this  body,  will  ever  cherish 
the  recollection  of  the  manly  bearing  for  which  he  was 
remarkable,  and  the  honorable  principles  by  which  he 
ruled  his  conduct.  The  confidence  of  his  brethren  was 
implicitly  yielded  to  him,  his  opinions  were  always  of 
weight  in  their  councils,  and  they  cheerfully  conferred 
upon  him  station  and  distinction.  It  was  his  peculiar 
misfortune  to  perish  by  disease,  on  the  threshold  of  the 
patriotic  enterprise  to  which  at  the  call  of  his  country  he 
had  devoted  himself. 

I  am  not  aware  of  any  matters  of  business  that  will  be 
likely  to  consume  much  of  your  time.  What  there  is  to 
be  done  I  believe  you  can  soon  dispose  of,  and  I  trust,  that 
you  will  devote  all  your  energies  to  the  discharge  of  your 
duties. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON, 
Grand  Master  of  Georgia. 

Savannah,  May  12th,  1847. 

The  following  report  was  received  from  the  R.  W.  G. 
Representatives,  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 

To  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge,  of  the 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  State  of  Georgia: 

The  Grand  Representatives  submit  the  following  report 
They  were  specially  charged  by  this  Grand  Lodge  with 

the  following  duties. 

1.  To  procure  a  substitute  charter  in  lieu  of  that  which 

was  destroyed  by  fire. 


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2.  To  urge  in  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  the  necessity  of  enlarging 
the  term  of  office  in  the  subordinate  Lodges,  and  if  possi- 
ble to  have  such  alterations  made  in  the  laws  of  the  Order, 
as  would  extend  that  term  from  three  to  six  months. 

3.  To  move  in  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  the  appointment  of  a 
committee  to  digest  the  laws  and  resolutions  of  said  Grand 
Lodge* 

The  Grand  Charter  was  obtained  and  delivered  by  us 
to  the  M.  W.  G.  M.  It  is  now  in  its  appropriate  place  in 
this  Hall. 

The  proposition  for  extending  the  term  of  subordinate 
Lodges  was  introduced  on  the  first  day  of  the  communi- 
cation, and  according  to  the  usual  course,  was  referred  to 
the  committee  on  the  State  of  the  Order.  That  committee 
brought  in  on  the  next  day  a  report  in  favor  of  the  change, 
and  the  resolution  to  that  efl:ect,  which  accompanied  their 
report,  was  adopted  by  a  vole  of  42  to  IG.  By  another 
resolution  subsequently  adopted,  the  terms  were  ordered 
to  commence  with  the  first  meeting  in  July,  and  the  first 
meeting  in  January,  of  each  year. 

The  proposition  for  a  digest  was  also  introduced  on  the 
same  day  and  went  before  the  same  committee.  The 
committee  reported  in  favor  of  the  proposition  and  a  reso- 
lution was  adopted  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a 
special  committee  of  three  to  execute  the  work.  The 
number  was  afterwards  enlarged  to  five.  This  committee 
will  meet  in  Baltimore  on  the  30th  day  of  August  next, 
and  the  report  will  be  submitted,  at  the  next  communica- 
tion, in  September. 

Among  the  other  proceedings  of  the  last  G.  L.  U.  S. 
the  following  require  particular  notice.  ^ 

It  was  ordered  that  the  amount  of  relief  granted  by  any 
Lodge  to  a  visiting  brother  should  be  indorsed  on  his  card* 
and  that  notice  thereof  should  be  immediately  forwarded 
to  the  Lodge  of  which  he  should  be  a  member. 

The  mode  of  soliciting  pecuniary  assistance  in  conse- 
quence of  losses  by  fire  or  other  calamity  was   regulated. 


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The  distressed  Lodge  is  required  iirsl  to  appljr  lo  hei  own 
State  Grand  Lodge,  and  in  case  of  inability  on  the  part  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  to  afford  the  requisite  assistance,  such 
Grand  Lodge  is  authorised  to  invoke  the  aid  of  the  other 
State  Grand  Lodges,  through  their  respective  Grand 
Masters,  who  are  empowered  to  issue  a  circular  to  their 
several  subordinates,  calling  on  them  to  contribute.  The 
form  of  the  circular  is  prescribed  and  may  be  found  on 
page  302,  vol.  9  of  the  Journal  of  the  G.  L.  U.  S. 

The  rule  touching  the  admission  of  visiting  brethren, 
(to  be  found  in  the  note  to  page  64  of  the  pamphlet  of  laws 
published  by  this  G.  L.)  was  so  altered  as  to  do  away 
with  the  necessity  of  the  visiter's  working  his  way  in. 
He  is  to  be  introduced  by  the  examining  committee. 

It  was  determined  that  after  the  granting  of  a  withdrawal 
card  the  connection  with  the  Lodge  of  the  member  apply- 
ing therefor  is  at  an  end,  and  the  liability  of  the  Lodge  for 
benefits  ceases,  whether  the  card  be  taken  by  the  appli- 
cant or  not.  The  brother  is  of  course  entitled  to  the 
T.  P.  W.  in  use  at  the  time,  and  retains  the  right  to  visit 
for  the  term  specified  in  the  card. 

It  was  decided  that  if  upon  appeal  to  a  State  Grand 
Lodge  by  a  member  of  one  of  its  subordinates,  the 
decision  of  the  subordinate  Lodge  be  reversed,  the  mem- 
ber may  be  re-instated  without  the  consent  of  the  subor-^ 
dinate  Lodge. 

It  was  expressly  declared  that  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  reserved 
to  herself  the  exclusive  right  of  printing  the  lectures^ 
charges  and  odes  of  the  Order,  and  the  Grand  Masters 
and  Grand  Patriarchs  throughout  the  country  were  enjoin- 
ed to  prevent  and  put  a  stop  to  any  interference  with  thi^ 
right. 

The  24th  By-Law  was  so  altered  as  to  leave  the  use 
of  prayer,  at  the  opening  and  closing  of  Grand  and  Subor- 
dinate Lodges  and  Encampments,  discretionary. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  consider  the  expediency 
of  establishing,  under  the  auspices  and  control  of  the 

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Order,  an  extensive  seminary  of  learning  for  the  benefit 
of  the  children  of  the  fraternity.  A  report  was  received 
from  the  committee  and  ordered  to  be  communicated  lo 
the  several  State  Grand  Lodges.  A  copy  has  reached  the 
office  of  our  Grand  Secretary  and  the  undersigned  take 
leave  to  refer  thereto  for  a  further  account  of  the  action  of 
the  G.  L.  U.  S.  on  the  subject. 

The  most  interesting  occurrence  of  the  session  was  the 
granting  an  independent  charter  to  the  Order  in  the 
British  Provinces.  The  grant  is  coupled  with  the  condi- 
tions that  the  qualifications  of  membership  under  the  new 
jurisdiction  shall  be  the  same  as  in  this  country,  and  that 
the  G.  L.  U.  S.  shall  in  all  points  regulate  the  work  of  the 
Order,  and  prescribe  the  T.  P.  W.  The  charter  has 
been  delivered  and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  British  North 
America  is  now  in  full  operation. 

The  subject  of  funeral  ceremonies  was  referred  to  a 
special  committee.  A  report  was  brought  in  which 
included  a  plan  of  funeral  regalia  and  an  order  of 
processions.  The  report  was  adopted  and  it  was  of 
course  understood  to  have  become  a  law,  but  the  under- 
signed have  received,  from  the  most  reliable  source,  infor- 
mation that  the  M.  W.  G.  Sire  has  ruled  that  the  proceed- 
insf  was  illeQ;al.  because  it  involved  an  alteration  of  a 
By-Law  and  was  acted  on  without  going  through  the 
requisite  form  of  lying  on  the  table  for  a  day.  For  the 
opinions  of  the  M.  W.  G.  Sire  the  undersigned  entertain, 
and  take  great  pleasure  in  expressing  the  highest  respect 
and  they  believe  that  his  objection  is  well  taken,  but  they 
are  confident  that  at  the  next  session  the  error  will  be 
corrected.  In  no  case  was  the  action  of  the  G.  L.  U.  S. 
more  prompt  and  unanimous  and  the  omission  occurred 
inconsequence  of  the  report  having  been  made  during  the 
last  hours  of  the  session. 

In  this  connection  it  may  also  be  stated  that  the  com- 
mittee on  the  Digest,  already  mentioned,  was  directed  to 
prepare  a  form  of  burial  service,  to  be  used  throughout 
the  jurisdiction 


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A.  book  01  diagroinS;  illustvalive  of  'he  unwiiLLen  work 
of  the  Order,  was  brought  in  by  a  committee  appointed  at 
a  previous  session,  and  adopted.  At  the  ensuing  session 
a  book  containing  the  explanations  of  the  diagrams  and 
the  pass-words,  &c.,  in  cypher,  will  be  reported.  These 
will  be  deposited  among  the  archives  of  the  Order  and 
henceforward  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  unwritten  work, 
(so  called,  i.  e.,  the  signs,  pass-words,  grips,  tokens,  &c., 
i&c.,)  will  be  considered  immutable. 

The  constitution  of  this  Grand  Lodge  was  confirmed 
without  alteration. 

It  is  proposed  to  alter  the  Constitution  of  the  G.  L.  U. 
S.  in  the  following  particulars  : 

1.  To  strike  out  the  word  Master,  in  Art.  14,  the 
effect  of  which  would  be  to  make  any  P.  G.  exalted  to 
the  R.  P.  Degree,  eligible  to  the  office  of  G.  Sire. 

2.  To  strike  out  the  words  "Grand  Encampment" 
wherever  they  occur,  the  effect  of  which  would  be  the 
abolition  of  Grand  Encampments. 

3.  To  alter  Article  10  so  as  to  make  the  term  of  office 
of  Grand  Representatives  two  years  instead  of  one,  with 
a  provision  that  after  the  first  election,  in  pursuance  of  the 
amendment,  the  representatives  of  all  Grand  Lodges  and 
Grand  Encampments  entitled  to  two  shall  be  divided  by 
lot  into  two  classes,  one  class  to  remain  in  office  two 
years  and  the  other  one  only.  It  is  intended  by  this 
proposition  so  to  arrange  the  law  that  only  about  one-half 
of  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  will  be  annually  renewed. 

4.  To  reduce  the  Representative  tax  from  $20  to  $10' 
6.  To  alter  Art.  14  so  as  to  make  P.  G.  Patriarchs  in 

possession  of  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree,   eligible  to  the 
office  of  G.  Sire. 

6.  To  strike  out  Art.  8,  the  effect  of  which  would  be 
to  deprive  P.  G.  Sires  of  seats  in  the  G.  L.  U.  S.,  and  to 
make  that  body  entirely  representative,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  sitting  Grand  Officers,  wiio,  under  the  law  as 
it  now  stands,  are  not  permitted  to  vote  or  speak. 


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7.  To  add  a  clause  empowering  the  iM.  Wc  G.  Sire  la 
accredit  a  special  Grand  Representative,  in  the  nature  of 
an  ambassador,  to  any  other  independent  Grand  Lodge, 
recognized  by  the  authorities  at  Baltimore. 

8.  To  strike  out  the  form  of  certificate  of  Grand  Repre= 
sentatives,  contained  in  Art.  10,  and  so  to  alter  said  Article 
as  to  make  no  particular  form  necessary. 

These  propositions  will  come  up  for  action  at  the  next 
communication.  Here  the  undersigned  beg  to  be  per- 
mitted to  close  their  review  of  the  legislative  proceedings 
of  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  at  its  last  session. 

The  reports  of  the  Grand  Sire  and  Grand  Secretary 
furnished  the  most  gratifying  evidence  of  the  prosperity  of 
the  Order  in  this  country,  while  they  certified  also  to  the 
painful  fact  of  the  final  failure  of  the  effort  to  transplant 
American  Odd-Fellowship  to  the  fields  overshadowed  by 
the  Manchester  Unity.  The  English  and  Welsh  Lodges 
chartered  by  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  are  dead.  To  our  Canadian 
brethren  we  must  look  for  a  renewal  of  the  experiment. 

The  undersigned  desire  to  impart  to  the  members  of 
this  body  as  accurate  an  idea  as  possible  of  the  rapid 
growth  and  present  condition  of  the  Order  in  this  country, 
and  to  do  so,  they  will  trust  to  the  eloquence  of  figures. 

Between  the  years  1840  and  1844,  the  average  yearly 
increase  of  the  Order  was  75  subordinate  Lodges,  and 
7000  contributing  members. 

In  1844,  457  subordinates  and  40,238  members  were 
reported,  showing  an  increase  over  the  year  next  prece- 
ding, of  105  Lodges  and  10,195  members. 

In  1845,  685  subordinates  and  61,852  members  were 
reported,  shewing  an  increase  of  228  Lodges  and  21,614 
members. 

In  1846,  992  subordinates  and  90,753  members  were 
reported,  shewing  an  increase  of  307  Lodges  and  28,901 
members. 

The  income  of  the  Order,  as  reported  for  the  year  ending 
June  30,  1846,  was  $708,205  40^  while  its  outlay  in 
benefits  amounted  to  $197,317. 


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Comment  could  not  add  effect  to  these  statistics^ 
At  the  conclusion  of  this  report,  the  Grand  Representa- 
tive, who  is  absent,  avails  himself  of  the  opportunity  now 
offered,  to  apologize  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  his  absence. 
An  imperative  engagement  growing  out  of  his  professional 
duties  has  called  him  away  to  one  of  the  Northern  cities, 
and  he  cannot  return  to  Georgia  before  this  communica- 
tion will  have  closed.  He  regrets  that  any  necessity  should 
have  compelled  him  to  deny  himself  the  pleasure  of  uniting 
with  his  constituents  and  colleagues  in  the  labors  and 
duties  of  the  present  session. 

All  of  the  foregoing  is  respectfully  submitted, 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,     )  ^       ,  „ 
I.  P.GARVIN,  iGrundRe^s. 

May  12th,  1847. 

The  Grand  Secretary  made  his  report  —  referred  to 
Executive  Committee. 

The  Grand  Treasurer  made  his  report  —  referred  to 
Executive  Committee. 

The  following  communication  from  Grand  Lodge  U. 
S,  was  read,  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee : 

I.  O.  O.  F. 

OFFICE  COR.  AND  RECORDING  SECRETARY,  R,  W.  G.  1..  U.S.* 
Baltimorx,  December  8,  1846.         S 

To  Jno.  N.  Lewis,  G.  Sec'y. 

R.  TV*  G,  Lodge  of  Georgia: 

Dear  Sir  ANiD  Brother  : 

In  obedience  to  the  resolution  accompanying  the  sub- 
Joined  abstract  from  the  Journal  of  Proceedings  of  the  R. 
W.  G.  L.  of  U.  S.  of  September  session,  1846, 1  have  the 
honor  to  transmit  the  same  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia. 
In  performing  this  duty,  the  Corresponding  Secretary  ven- 
tures to  express  the  hope,  that  the  subject  may  receive 
<tlia.t  calm  and  dispassionate  consideration,  to  which  its 


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magnitude  and  importance  so  enimenil}/  entiiles  it .  k 
will  at  once  be  perceived  that  the  especial  design  of  ihife 
procedure  is,  in  so  far  as  may  be  practicable,  to  unite  the 
counsels  of  the  Order,  by  submitting  this  momentous 
question  to  that  department  of  its  government,  which 
immediately  reflects  the  will  of  its  entire  constituency. 

Dismissing  therefore  all  schemes,  which  may  have  been 
heretofore  presented,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United 
States  now  submits  the  subject  to  the  State  Authorities, 
as  a  new  questio?i,  respectfully  inviting  from  each  a  consid- 
eration, not  only  of  its  expediency,  but  also  from  each,  the 
suggestion  of  suitable  plans  for  its  accomplishment. 

To  the  Brotherhood  in  those  States  where  the  blessing 
of  free  education  is  diffused  in  streams  of  vivid  light,  by 
the  well  directed  intelligence  and  munificence  of  the  Leg- 
islature, let  me  say  that  this  great  privilege,  which  their 
offspring  enjoy,  is  not  shared  by  the  children  of  thousands 
of  their  brethren  in  other  sections  of  our  widely  spread 
country.  Is  it  asking  too  much  of  them,  in  the  spirit  of 
that  beloved  Order,  whose  principles  of  fellowship  claim 
to  encompass  the  whole  family  of  man,  to  co-operate  in 
an  enterprise,  destined,  if  consummated,  greatly  to  en- 
hance the  practical  usefulness  of  Odd-Fellowship  in  our 
own  day  and  generation,  and  tending  in  some  degree  to 
perpetuate  its  blessings  to  posterity,  by  the  proper  en- 
lightenment of  those  whose  inheritance  it  will  soon  become. 
Truly  and  Fraternally,  Yours, 

in  F.  L.  and  T. 
JAS.  L.  RIDGELY,  C.  S. 

REPORT  OF  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION. 

Rep.  Griffin,  of  Ga.,  from  the  committee  to  whom  the 
subject  was  referred,  made  the  following  report,  with 
accompanying  resolutions,  which  were  adopted  : 

To  the  R  TV  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States: 

The  Special  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the 
inquiry  into  the   propriety  of  the  establishment  by   the 


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Order,  of  an  Institution  of  Learning,  ask  leave  to  report; 

The  committee  have  carcfally  considered  the  subject 
given  to  them  in  charge,  and  have  arrived  at  the  conclu- 
sion that  it  is  both  proper  and  expedient  for  this  Grand 
Lodge  to  take  some  incipient  measures  for  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  design  shadowed  forth  in  the  resolution 
under  which  the  committee  were  appointed.  They  are 
persuaded  that  it  is  the  peculiar  province  of  this  body 
vested  as  it  is  with  powers  so  extensive  over  the  Order,  to 
bring  the  subject  fairly  before  the  brotherhood  at  large, 
and  to  lake  the  first  step  towards  the  attainment  of  the 
object.  The  committee  believe  that  the  Order  in  its  pro- 
gress has  reached  a  point  where  its  energies  and  means 
exceed  the  work  which  it  has  in  hand.  Organized  origi- 
nally for  the  alleviation  of  the  severer  forms  of  distress, 
our  charities  have  gradually  so  extended  as  to  overshadow 
all  forms  of  misery  in  our  midst.  The  vast  and  compli- 
cated machinery  by  which,  from  one  end  to  the  other  of 
this  country,  and  even  beyond  its  limits,  the  ofScers  of  our 
Institution  minister  daily  from  our  treasuries  to  the  wants 
of  our  unfortunate  brothers,  is  working  not  only  to  our 
own  satisfaction,  but  to  the  admiration  of  those  who  are 
strangers  to  our  mysteries.  We  cannot  hope  to  add  many 
improvements  to  its  present  arrangement,  and  where  a 
System  has  been  found  to  succeed  so  well,  it  would  be 
imprudent  to  attempt  to  make  material  changes.  But  we 
may  turn  our  attention  to  other  and  kindred  objects,  and 
having  occupied  one  portion  of  the  great  field  of  benefi- 
cence, we  may  commence  to  make  efforts  for  the  acquisi- 
tion of  the  rest. 

Charit}^  in  the  sense  in  which  we  use  the  term,  includes 
more  duties  than  the  simple  relief  of  pecuniary  distress. 
To  be  charitable  according  to  our  acceptation  of  the  word, 
is  to  do  all  the  good  we  possibly  can  for  our  fellow  men, 
but  more  particularly  for  the  members  of  our  Order.  We 
have  alread}?"  done  much  good,  and  this  we  may  be  per- 
mitted to  say  without  the  accusation  of  vain  boasting. 


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But  there  is  yet  much  more  for  us  to  do.  We  already 
watch  by  the  sick  bed,  bring  comfort  to  the  habitations  of 
want,  commit  the  dead  decently  to  the  earth,  cherish 
desolate  families,  and  educate  the  orphans  of  those  who 
have  been  among  us.  But  we  do  not  yet  afford  to  our 
living  members,  whose  means  are  limited,  the  opportunity 
of  enlightening  the  minds  of  their  children  and  fitting  them 
for  a  career  of  usefulness.  It  is  true  that  there  are  sections 
of  our  country^  highly  favored  by  Providence,  where  even 
the  poorest  man  is  enabled  to  secure  for  his  offspring  the 
priceless  blessing  of  education,  yet  even  in  such  regions  it 
is  not  possible  for  all  such  beneficiaries  to  lay  hold  on 
places  where  they  may  gain  the  highest  kind  of  knowl- 
edge. With  us,  where  no  distinctions  of  rank  are  per- 
mitted, and  where  the  most  humble,  in  time  may  become 
the  most  elevated,  it  is  especially  important  that  the  mind 
of  each  child  should  be  submitted  to  the  process  by  which 
its  powers  can  be  developed.  Many  fathers  are  daily 
enduring  the  miserable  doom  of  beholding  the  intellects  of 
their  sons,  in  whom  they  live  again,  crushed  beneath  the 
weight  of  adverse  circumstances.  There  are  many  such 
fathers  among  ourselves,  for  we  have  gathered  our  host 
from  all  classes  and  conditions  of  men.  Can  we  permit 
ourselves  to  doubt  that  it  is  our  duty  to  extend  to  this 
peculiar  and  aggravated  form  of  distress  its  appropriate 
relief? 

The  committee  have  heard  many  objections  against  the 
interference  of  this  body  in  the  business,  but  all  the  objec- 
tions resolve  themselves  into  questions  of  expediency. 
The  constitutional  power  of  this  Grand  Lodge  to  co-operate 
in,  and  superintend  a  work  like  this  cannot  be  disputed. 
There  can  be  no  conscientious  scruples  on  the  mind  of  any 
member  in  regard  to  this  power.  We  are  not  only  at 
liberty  to  engage  in  any  such  undertaking,  but  an  enter- 
prise like  this,  involving  consequences  which  cannot  be 
estimated,  is  co-ordinate  with  the  dignity  of  our  body. 
Here,  from  the  same  centre  whence  are  distributed  the 


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laws  of  the  iratenia}^^  (eL  llie  rays  ot  inLeilecLual  light 
emanate,  and  while  in  distant  sections  the  brother  without 
name  or  fortune,  will,  in  all  time  to  come,  look  up  to  you 
as  his  supreme  rulers,  let  him  also  gratefully  regard  you 
as  the  chief  of  his  benefactors.  The  design  has  been  con- 
sidered by  some,  impracticable  on  account  of  its  vastness; 
but  the  committee,  after  deliberate  reflection,  are  con- 
vinced to  the  contrary.  Such  is  the  organization,  such 
the  numerical  strength,  and  such  are  the  pecuniary  means 
of  our  fraternity,  that  no  enterprise,  within  our  prescribed 
bounds,  can  be  too  vast  for  us.  All  great  achievements 
have  followed  upon  predictions  of  failure.  All  great 
improvements  have  been  preceded  by  cries  of  impractica= 
bility.  And  the  committee  believe  that  whenever  this 
body,  and  the  authorities  which  are  constituted  under  it, 
shall  enter  upon  the  work,  aud  set  their  shoulders  to  the 
wheel  in  earnest,  all  obstacles,  doubts,  fears,  and  misgiv- 
ings will  vanish,  and  another  example  will  be  afforded  to 
the  world  of  the  wonderful  capacity  of  our  institution  for 
good. 

The  committee  have  not  undertaken  to  consider  the 
merits  of  any  particular  scheme.  Indeed,  they  were 
persuaded  that  the  plan  which  has  been  proposed  by  an 
eminent  member  of  the  Order,  was  principally  intended 
to  attract  the  attention  of  the  Order  to  the  subject,  and  per- 
haps was  not  designed  as  the  expression  of  his  fully  ma- 
tured opinions,  and,  while  they  do  not  hesitate  to  recom- 
mend the  respectful  consideration  of  that  plan,  they  are 
desirous  that  for  the  present,  at  least,  the  whole  subject 
should  be  left  open.  Their  approval,  they  are  aware, 
can  add  but  little  to  the  exalted  fame  accorded  by  the 
fraternity  at  large  to  the  brother  just  alluded  to,  but  the 
committee  would  have  done  violence  to  their  feelings  if 
they  had  left  the  subject  without  paying  a  passing  tribute 
to  one  whose  services  to  the  Order  cannot  be  appreciated 
beyond  their  value. 

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The  committee  conclude  by  recommending  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  that  a  resolution  be  passed,  inviting  the  attention 
of  State  Grand  Lodges  to  the  subject  and  requesting  an 
expression  of  their  views  before  the  next  Annual  Commu- 
nication, at  which  time  the  committee  believe  the  whole 
subject  can  be  considered  to  advantage  and  disposed  of  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  interested.  Resolutions  to  that 
effect  are  appended. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

A.  K.  MARSHALL,  ) 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,    }  Committee. 
WM.  W.  MOORE,  ) 

Resolved,  That  the  several  State  Grand  Lodges  are 
hereby  earnestly  requested  to  consider  the  expediency  of 
the  estabhshment  by  the  Order,  of  a  General  System  of 
Education,  and  to  devise  and  forv/ard  to  this  Grand  Lodge 
plans  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  object,  should  they 
deem  it  expedient  to  take  the  work  in  hand. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to  com- 
municate the  above  report  and  resolution  to  the  several 
State  Grand  Lodges. 

The  above  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  following  was  also  read  : 
I.  O.  O.  F. 

OFFICE  GRAND  SIRE,  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S.  | 
Cincinnati,  Jabuaey  20,  1847.     ) 

To  James  L.  Ridgely,  Esq., 

R.  W.  G.  Cor.  and  Rec.  €cc. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : 

You  will  please  to  cause  to  be  printed  and  forwarded 
to  each  State  Grand  Lodge  and  Encampment,  a  circular 
embodying  the  Report  of  the  Committee  and  Resolutions 
(State  of  the  Order,)  page  352,  Journal,  September  Session, 
1846. 

THOMAS  SHERLOCK,  Grand  Sire, 


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L  O.  O.  F. 

OFFICE  CORRESPONDING  AND  RECORDING  BECRETARY,  I 
Baltimobe,  Januaut  25,  1847.         \ 

To  the  R.  TV.  G.  Lodge  of  Georgia : 

Pursuant  to  the  above  direction,  I  have  the  honor  to 
transmit  herewith  a  copy  of  the  Report  and  Resolutions 
therein  referred  to. 

Very  truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

JAMES  L.  RIDGELY,  Grand  Cor.  Sec. 

REPORT  OF  THE    COMMITTEE  0x\  THE  STATE  OF  THE  ORDER. 

To  the  R.  TV.  Gratid  Lodge  of  the  United  States  : 

The  Committee  on  the  state  of  the  Order,  to  which 
was  referred  that  portion  of  the  Grand  Secretary's  Report 
which  relates  to  the  printing  of  the  Work  of  the  Order  by 
Subordinate  Encampments,  Lodges,  and  individuals,  have 
considered  the  subject,  and  report : 

That  by  the  existing  laws  the  right  to  print  or  publish 
any  portion  of  the  Work  of  the  Order,  or  any  form  of 
diplomas,  belongs  exclusively  to  this  Grand  Lodge.     The 
Committee  report  the  following  resolutions  : 
Respectfully  submitted, 

WM.  E.  PARMENTER,  ) 

WM.  R.  SMITH,  >  Committee. 

J.  W.  STOKES,  ) 

Resolved,  That  the  right  to  print  or  publish  the  lectures, 
charges,  or  odes,  adopted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
United  States  for  the  use  of  the  Grand  and  Subordinate 
Lodges  and  Encampments  under  its  jurisdiction,  or  any 
portion  thereof,  or  any  form  of  diploma  now  used  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  Slates,  is  exclusively  the 
property  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  any  violation  of  this 
right  by  Grand  or  Subordinate  Lodges,  or  individuals,  is 
in  opposition  to  the  laws,  rights  and  privileges  of  this 
Grand  Body. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Masters  and  Grand  Patri- 
archs of  the  several  State  Grand  Bodies  be  directed  to 


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cause  the  law  of  the  Grand  Lodge  In  iliis  respect  to  be 
enforced  in  their  respective  jurisdictions. 

The  Legislative  Committee  asked  for  further  time  — 
granted. 

The  Judicial  Committee  asked  for  further  time  — 
granted. 

The  Committee  on  Burial  Service  asked  to  be  dis- 
charged —  granted. 

Past  Grand  Andrews,  of  No.  6,  presented  an  appeal 
from  a  decision  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6,  which  was 
referred  to  the  Judicial  Committee. 

Oq  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  adjourned  to  meet  at  4 
o'clock. 


4  o'clock,  p,  m.,  \ 

SAVANNAH,  MAY  12th,  1847.  5 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.    Roll 
called. 

The  following  report  was  received : 

To  the  R.  TV.   G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

The  Special  Committee  on  Printing,  appointed  under 
a  resolution  to  be  found  on  page  14S  of  the  Journal, 
report  that  they  have  discharged  their  duty,  and  that  the 
pamphlet,  as  ordered,  was  issued  from  the  office  of  the 
Grand  Secretary  on  the  1st  day  of  September  last. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,     ) 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,  >  Committee. 

JOHN  W.  OWENS,  ) 

The  Legislative  Committee  made  the  following  report 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 


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To  the  R.  W,  G.  L.of  the  State  of  Georgia: 

The  Legislative  Committee  report  that  they  have  exam- 
ined the  applications  for  subordinate  Lodges,  to  be  located 
severally  at  Waynesboro',  Burke  Co.,  Knoxville,  Craw- 
ford Co.,  Athens,  Clark  Co.,  Lanier,  Macon  Co.,  and 
Thomaston,  Upson  Co. 

Dispensations  have  already  been  granted  and  the 
Lodges  have  all  been  instituted. 

The  committee  recommend  that  charters  be  granted, 
and  that  said  Lodges  be  hailed  respectively  by  the  styles 
which  they  have  selected,  viz  :  Ridgely,  No.  13  ;  Union, 
No.  14  ;  Williams,  No.  15  ;  Lanier,  No.  16  ;  and  Buena 
Vista,  No.  17. 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  Chairman. 

The  Legislative  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  received  and  adopted : 

To  the  R.  TV.  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia  : 

The  Legislative  Committee  recommend  the  following 
alterations  in  the  Constitution  of  Subordinates,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  extension  of  the  term  of  office  by  the  R.  W. 
G.  L,  U.  S.,  at  its  last  communication. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  Chairman. 

Ordered,  That  the  words  two  terms,  in  the  6th  line  of 
section  4  of  article  II  of  the  constitution  of  subordinates, 
be  stricken  out  and  the  words  one  term  inserted  in  their 
place. 

Ordered  further,  That  section  2  of  article  VIII  of  said 
Constitution  be  altered  so  as  to  read  as  follov^'s : 

The  year  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  divided  into  two  terms, 
beginning  respectively  with  the  first  week  in  July  and 
January.  The  first  meeting  in  each  term  shall  be  called 
the  semi-annual  meeting,  and  at  that  meeting  the  reports 


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of  the  officers  and  the  lelurn  of  the  Lodge  shall  be 
brought  in. 

Ordered  further,  That  the  word  quarterly  in  the  2nd 
line  of  section  3  of  article  IX  of  said  Constitution  be 
stricken  out  and  the  word  semi-annual  inserted  in  its  place. 

Ordered  further,  That  the  subordinate  Lodges  be  here- 
after required  to  make  semi-annual  and  annual  returns  in 
the  mode  pointed  out  in  article  IX  of  their  Ccnstituiion, 
instead  of  quarterly  and  annual  returns,  as  heretofore 
required,  and  that  the  form  heretofore  used  for  quarterly 
returns  be  altered  by  striking  out  the  words  quarterhj  and 
quarter,  wherever  they  occur,  and  inserting  in  their  stead 
semi-an7iual  and  term,  and  with  these  alterations  be  here- 
after used  for  semi-annual  returns. 

Ordered  further,  That  any  clause,  section,  or  article  of 
said  Constitution  conflicting  with  the  preceding  orders  be 
repealed. 

The  Legislative  Committee  made  a  farther  report 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 

To  the  R.  W.  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

The  Legislative  Committee,  a  part  of  whose  duty  it  is 
to  revise  the  by-laws  of  Subordinates,  submit  the  following 
report : 

The  by-laws  of  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1 ;  Franklin, 
No.  2 ;  Live  Oak,  No.  3  ;  United  Brothers,  No.  5 ;  Wash- 
ington, No.  7  ;  DeKalb,  No.  9,  and  Williams,  No.  13,  are 
correct,  and  the  committee  advise  that  they  be  confirmed. 

Section  8  of  article  IV,  of  the  by-laws  of  Sylvan,  No. 
4,  allows  honorary  membership  in  violation,  as  well  of 
section  3  of  article  VI  of  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  as  of  a  law  of  the  G.  L.  of  the  U.  S. 

In  the  by-laws  of  Muscogee,  No.  6,  the  following  errors 
exist  : 

Section  1  of  article  II,  regulating  the  time  of  electing 
representatives  to  this  body  is  not  sufficiently  explicit.  It 


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provides  that  the  election  shall  take  place  "at  a  regular 
meeting,  at  least  two  weeks  before  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  G.  L.  of  Georgia."  Section  1  of  article  II  of  the  con- 
stitution of  subordinates  requires  the  ]^articular  meeting 
to  be  designated  by  the  by-laws. 

In  section  2  of  article  V,  the  following  clause  conflicts 
with  section  5  of  article  III  of  the  constitution  of  subordi- 
nates :  "  If  the  brother  or  brothers  fail  to  state  his  or  their 
objections,  as  before  required,  the  nominee  shall,  at  the 
next  regular  meeting  be  considered  and  declared  duly 
elected." 

•  Section  4  of  article  IV  of  the  by-laws  o^  Miller,  No.  10, 
contains  the  following  clause  : 

"No  member  except  a  P.  G.  shall  be  permitted  to  go 
out  of  the  Lodge  without  the  P.  W.  of  the  V.  G." 

The  discrimination  in  favor  of  P.  G's  is  opposed  to  the 
charge  pertaining  to  the  I.  G's  office. 

Section  3  of  article  II  of  the  by-laws  oi  Albany  No.  11, 
requires  that  "all  nominations  to  the  elective  officers  shall 
be  reported  to  the  Lodge  by  a  committee  of  three  mem- 
bers, to  be  selected  by  the  N.  G.  and  V.  G. ;"  a  provision 
which  the  committee  deem  to  be  opposed  to  the  spirit  of 
the  constitution,  and  calculated  to  vest  the  control  of  elec- 
tions entirely  in  a  few  members. 

Section  10  of  article  V,  of  the  same  by-laws  allows  cler- 
gymen to  be  initiated  and  receive  degrees  free  of  charge. 
This  provision  is  opposed  to  section  10  of  article  IV  of  the 
constitution  of  subordinates,  which  leaves  no  room  for  dis- 
crimination in  favor  of  any  peculiar  class  of  applicants. 

Section  3  of  article  X  of  the  same  by-laws,  regulating  the 
terms  of  office,  is  a  copy  of  section  2  of  article  VIII  of  the 
constitution  of  subordinates,  and  needs  the  same  alteration 
as  the  section  last  mentioned  has  received  during  the 
present  communication. 

In  article  XII  of  the  same  by-laws,  the  word  quarterly 
occurs,  for  which,  under  the  new  law,  semi-annual  should 
be  substituted. 


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In  the  by-laws  of  Ocloclconnee,  No.  12,  iLe  fullowirrg 
errors  have  been  found  : 

Section  5  of  article  II  provides  that  *'  any  vote  of  the 
Lodge,  either  for  receiving  or  rejecting,  may  be  re-consid- 
ered at  the  same  or  next  regular  meeting,  or  at  any  time 
before  the  candidate  be  initiated."  This  provision  is  in 
some  particulars  violative  of  article  III  of  the  constitution 
which  fully  provides  for  the  case. 

The  last  clause  of  section  9  of  article  II  is,  "  no  fee 
shall  be  charged  for  regularly  officiating  ministers  of  the 
gospel."  A  provision  which,  as  has  already  been  stated 
in  this  report,  is  unconstitutional. 

Section  9  of  article  IV  declares  that  "no  member  shall 
be  allowed  to  enter  the  Lodge  unless  in  full  regalia  of  the 
degree  in  which  the  Lodge  may  be  opened  at  the  time." 
This  section  should  read  "  in  full  regalia  of  the  degree  to 
which  he  has  been  advanced." 

Section  1  of  article  VIII  declares  that  the  report  of  a 
committee  on  charges  preferred  against  a  member,  "shall 
lie  over  until  next  regular  meeting,  and  no  longer ;"  while 
section  4  of  article  V,  of  the  constitution  of  subordinates 
provides  that  such  report  "  shall  lie  on  the  table  until  the 
next  regular  meeting  thereafter,  or  longer.''^ 

In  section  2  of  article  9,  the  words  July  and  January 
are  transposed.  The  year  begins  in  July,  under  the  law 
oftheG.  L.  U.  S. 

The  same  section  uses  the  word  quarterly  instead  of 
semi-annual. 

The  committee  recommend  that  an  order  be  passed  for 
the  correction  of  all  the  foregoing  errors,  and  that  the  by- 
laws of  Sylvan  Lodge  No.  4,  Muscogee,  No.  6,  Miller,  No. 
10,  Albany,  No.  11,  and  Oclockonnee,  No.  12,  with  the 
exception  of  the  clauses  in  which  said  errors  have  been 
discovered,  be  confirmed.  Cherokee  Lodge,  No.  6,  has 
neglected  to  forward  her  by-laws,  nor  have  any  been  yet 
received  from  Nos.  14, 15,  IG,  and  17. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  C/mrman. 


ISO 

Ordered,  ThaL  tlie  b}-laws  of  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1 ; 
Franklin,  No.  3 ;  Live  Oak,  No.  3  ;  United  Brothers,  No. 
5  )  Washington,  No.  7,  and  DeKalb,  No.  9,  be  confirmed. 

Ordered,  That  Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4 ;  Muscogee,  No,  6  ; 
Miller,  No.  10;  Albany,  No.  11,  andOclockonnee,  No.  12, 
correct  the  errors  above  pointed  out,  and  that  upon  the 
Grand  Master's  being  duly  notified  that  such  corrections 
have  been  made,  he  be  authorized  to  declare  the  by-laws 
of  said  Lodges  confirmed. 

Ordered,  That  all  Lodges  which  have  not  yet  transmit- 
ted copies  of  their  by-laws,  forward  the  same  immediately, 
after  receiving  this  order. 

Ordered  further.  That  the  representatives  of  the  Lodges 
concerned,  communicate  to  their  Lodges  respectively,  so 
much  of  the  above  proceedings  as  each  may  be  inter- 
ested in. 

The  following  report  from  the  same  committee  was  also 
received  and  adopted : 
To  the  R.  TV.  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia. : 

The  Legislative  Committee  recommend  the  passage  of 
the  following  resolutions  and  order  : 

1.  The  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S.  having  at  its  last  communi- 
cation adopted  a  form  of  funeral  regalia  and  an  order  of 
processions,  and  it  being  understood  that  owing  to  some 
technical  objection  the  said  action  of  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  is 
inoperative. 

Resolved,  That  the  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  hereby 
adopts  the  said  form  of  regalia  and  order  of  procession, 
and  directs  its  Subordinates  to  observe  the  same. 

2.  Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
that  a  short  term  under  the  new  law  must  consist  of  at 
least  fourteen  weeks. 

3.  Ordered,  That  duplicate  certificates  of  the  election 
of  representatives  by  the  different  subordinate  Lodges  be 
forwarded  by  the  respective  secretaries  immediately  after 
the  election,  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  to  be  by  him  put  on 
file.  ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  Chairman. 

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The  Executive  Committee  asked  for  further  time^ 
which  was  granted. 

The  following  correspondence  between  the  Grand  Sec- 
retary and  P.  G.  M.  Miller,  was  read  and  ordered  to  be 
placed  on  the  minutes  : 

I.  O.  O.  F. 

OFFICE  OF  THE  GRAND  SECR'Y.  OF  THE  G.  L.  OF  GEORGIA, ) 
Savannah,  October  SOth,  1846.         ) 

A.  N.  MILLER,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : 

At  the  last  regular  communication,  the  following  reso- 
lution was  offered  and  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  directed  to  pro- 
cure and  forward  in  the  name  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  to  P. 
G.  M.  Miller,  a  suit  of  regalia  appropriate  to  his  rank,  as  a 
token  of  the  esteem  and  approbation  of  this  Grand  Lodge, 
for  the  services  which  he  has  rendered  in  introducing  the 
order  into  this  State. 

In  compliance  with  the  above  resolution  and  in  behalf 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  I  beg  leave 
to  present  to  you  the  accompanying  suit  of  Regalia. 
Yours  truly,  in 

Friendship,  Love  and  Truth, 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS, 
Grand  Secretary, 

SAVANNAH,  October  25th,  1846. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  Esq. 

Grand  Secretary  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia. 
Dear  Sir  and  Brother  : 

Your  polite  note  of  the  20th  inst.,  with  the  accompany- 
ing suit  of  Regalia,  was  duly  received. 

In  reply,  I  would  beg  you  to  present  to  the  members  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  my  best  acknowledgements  for  the 


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token  of  esteem  they  have  thought  proper  to  confer  upon 
me,  and  assure  them  that  upon  all  proper  occasions  it  shall 
be  worn  by  me  with  pleasure,  and  as  a  memento  of  the 
establishment  of  the  order  in  this  State. 

I  am,  dear  sir,  yours  truly,  in 

Friendship,  Love  and  Truth, 

ALVIN  N.  MILLER, 
Past  Grand  Master  G.  L  of  Georgia. 

The  Judicial  Committee  asked  for  further  time,  "which 
was  granted. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  to-morrow 
morning  at  9  o'clock. 


9  o'clock,  a.  m.         "j 

SAVANNAH,  May  13th,  1847.    > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

The  presiding  officer  having  taken  his  seat,  the  Grand 
Lodge  was  opened  in  due  form. 

P.  G.  Case,  of  No.  4  being  in  waiting,  was  admitted 
and  the  G.  L.  degree  conferred  on  him. 

The  first  business  in  order  being  the  election  of  officers 
for  the  ensuing  year,  it  was  moved  and  carried  that  the 
Grand  Lodge  do  now  proceed  to  the  election  of  its  officers, 
and  the  following  was  the  result : 

Robert  H.  Griffin,  of  No.  9,  M.  W.  G.  Master. 

E.  H.  Rogers,  ofNo.  10,  R.  W.  D.  Grand  Master. 

Geo.  Patten,  of  No.  5,  R.  W.  "      Warden. 

John  N.  Lewis,  of  No.  1,  R.  W.  "      Secretary. 

J.  P.  Collins,  of  No.  3,  R.W.  "      Treasurer. 


iSS 

The  elections  were  then  suspended  tor  the  purpose  of 
admitting  P.  G.  Chas.  Catlin,  of  No.  7,  who  was  admitted 
and  the  G.  L.  degree  conferred  on  him. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  the  election  of 
Grand  Representatives,  and  the  following  was  the  result ; 

M.  Woodruff,  of  No.  6,  and 

John  W.  Anderson,  of  No.  9. 

It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  installation  of  the 
officers  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  lake  place  at  Oglethorpe 
Lodge  Room,  this  evening,  at  S  o'clock. 

The  following  report  was  received  from  the  Judicial 
Committee : 

The  Judicial  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
communication  from  Oglethorpe  Lodge,  No.  1,  and  De 
Kalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  expressing  their  views  with  regard  to 
a  Circular,  severally  received  by  those  Lodges,  from 
Friendship  Lodge,  No.  23,  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  which  Circular  necessarily  came  under  their  review 
in  explanation  of  the  two  communications,  beg  leave  to 
report : 

That  they  have  carefully  considered  the  subject  sub- 
mitted, and  that  it  resolves  itself  into  these  four  proposi- 
tions, viz : 

First.  Whether  it  is  expedient  to  call  a  convention  of 
the  subordinate  Lodges,  and  attempt  through  the  action 
of  such  convention  to  change  the  laws  of  the  Order  ? 

Second.  Whether  subordinate  Lodges  have  a  right  to 
instruct  their  P.  G's.,  as  to  the  course  of  conduct  to  be  by 
them  pursued  in  the  Grand  Lodges  ? 

Third.  Whether  subordinate  Lodges  have  a  right  to 
mstruct  their  Representatives,  as  to  their  votes  upon  any 
election  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State,  for  G.  Repre- 
sentatives to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States. 

Fourth.  Whether  it  would  be  expedient  to  reduce  the 
present  official  term  of  six  months,  in  the  subordinate 
Lodges,  to  the  original  term  of  three  months  ? 


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^our  committee  iiave  seriously  weighed  these  proposi- 
stions,  rather  from  the  importance  they  have  assumed  by 
the  action  of  the  Subordinates,  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  than  from  any  doubt  upon  their  own 
mind  as  to  the  principles  upon  which  they  ought  to  be 
decided. 

Your  committee  have  no  hesitation  in  negativing  each 
«f  the  propositions,  and  submit  their  reasons  for  such  con- 
clusion. 

The  Constitution  of  our  Order,  resembling  in  a  great 
measure  the  Constitution  of  our  country,  is  a  model  of 
vigorous,  yet  just  and  equitable  organization.  The  sub- 
ordinate Lodges  are  the  primary  assemblies  of  the  Order, 
the  State  Grand  Lodges  answer  to  the  State  Govern- 
ments, and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States  controls 
the  extended  union  of  our  brotherhood.  These  are  the 
constituents  of  our  governmental  system,  a  convention  of 
Lodges  is  not  known,  it  is  powerless,  more  so  than  the 
humblest  member  of  a  Lodge,  to  convey  in  a  legitimate 
channel  its  approval  or  disapproval  of  laws,  its  desire  or 
proposal  for  a  change  of  those  laws.  Its  intention,  its 
object  and  effect,  can  be  but  to  awe  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
the  United  States,  by  imposing  proceedings,  and  indirectly 
force  compliance  with  its  wishes,  or  to  denounce  that  high 
tribunal  of  Odd-Fellowship,  and  bring  contempt  on  our 
Legislative  head.  With  either  intention,  we  think  such 
convention  highly  inexpedient,  and  in  the  language  of  one 
of  the  subordinate  reports,  disorganizing  and  revolution- 
ary in  itg  character. 

The  right  of  a  subordinate  Lodge  to  instruct  its  P.  G's. 
as  to  their  course  in  the  Grand  Lodge  is  shown  to  be 
unfounded,  by  a  reference  to  the  clause  of  the  constitu- 
tion, declaring  the  component  parts  of  this  body.  It  shall 
be  composed,  says  that  instrument,  "of  Grand  Officers 
formally  installed,  Past  Grands  properly  certified,  and 
Representatives  duly  accredited."  The  P.  G.  sits  in  the 
Crand  Lodge  by  virtue  of  his  position  in  the  Order,  not 


1I>0 

by  the  vote  of  any  particular  Lodge.  His  position  there, 
is  one  entirely  independent ;  responsible  only  to  his  con- 
science, his  obligations,  and  the  faith  he  owes  the  Order. 
It  is  true  that  membership  in  some  subordinate  Lodge 
is  necessary,  to  the  retention  of  this  position,  but  not  more 
so,  than  such  membership  is  necessary  to  a  patriarchal 
standing  in  the  Encampment.  The  cases  are  analogous, 
and  a  Subordinate  has  no  more  control  over  its  P.  G. 
in  the  Grand  Lodge,  than  it  has  over  one  of  its  mem- 
bers when  he  sits  as  a  patriarch  under  the  shadow  of 
his  tent. 

The  views  thus  expressed  with  regard  to  the  indepen- 
dent position  of  a  P.  G.,  go  far  in  explanation  of  the  duty 
which  he  owes  to  his  Lodge,  and  the  rights  which  it 
possesses  over  him  when  he  appears  in  a  representative 
capacity. 

A  representative  is  bound  to  obey  the  instructions  of  his 
Lodge,  upon  all  questions  on  which  he  can  be  called  to 
vote  in  his  representative  capacity,  which  include  all 
matters  but  elections.  Upon  an  election,  the  vote  by 
representation  cannot  be  called  for,  under  the  provisions 
of  the  constitution  ;  his  right  to  vote  for  officers  is  a  privi- 
lege attached  to  his  membership  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 
His  representative  position  neither  adds  to,  or  detracts 
from  such  right.  He  votes  as  a  Past  Grand,  and  as  such 
must  vote  for  those  officers  whose  election  he  thinks  will 
most  advance  the  interests  of  the  Order. 

Your  committee  cannot  but  think  that  the  change  in  the 
term  of  office,  from  three  to  six  months,  is  calculated  to 
be  of  great  benefit  to  the  Order,  and  feel  it  as  a  source  of 
congratulation  that  the  measure  was  brought  to  the  notice 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  by  a  unani- 
mous resolution  of  this  body.  They  think  that  it  would 
be  superfluous  to  repeat  the  reasons  for  its  adoption,  and 
present  but  one  view,  which  it  is  hoped  will  be  conclusive 
to  the  minds  of  brethren,  why  no  change  should  be  made 
at  least  for  the  present.     The  vote  by  which  the  new  term 


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was  passed  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  United  States,  was 
a  vote  of  42  to  16  ;  among  the  majority  we  find  the  name 
of  every  P.  G.  Sire  present  at  the  communication,  inclu- 
ding that  of  WiLDEY  himself,  the  Father  of  our  Order. 
A  single  term  has  not  elapsed  since  the  new  law  has  gone 
into  operation,  and  is  it  courteous  and  respectful,  to 
oppose  our  opinions  to  those  of  the  pillars  of  the  Order, 
without  at  least  giving  their  views  a  fair  and  impartial 
trial ? 

For  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  views  expressed  in 
the  foregoing  report,  your  committee  recommend  the  pas- 
sage of  the  following  resolutions  : 

Resolved,  That  it  is  inexpedient  to  call  a  convention  of 
the  subordinate  Lodges,  for  the  purpose  of  changing  any 
of  the  laws  of  the  Order,  and  that  such  a  course  would 
be  disorganizing  and  revolutionary. 

Resolved,  That  subordinate  Lodges  have  no  right  to 
instruct  their  P.  G's.  as  to  the  course  of  conduct  to  be  by 
them  pursued  in  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Resolved,  That  subordinate  Lodges  have  no  right  to 
instruct  their  representatives  as  to  any  vote  upon  any 
election  in  the  Grand  Lodge  for  Grand  Representative  or 
any  other  officer. 

Resolved,  That  it  would  be  inexpedient  to  reduce  the 
present  ofiicial  term  in  subordinate  Lodges,  and  that  the 
continuance  of  the  same  will  be  of  benefit  to  the  Order. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  this  report  and  accompanying 
resolutions  be  transmitted  by  the  Grand  Secretary  to  the 
subordinate  Lodges,  from  whom  communications  upon 
these  subjects  have  been  received. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD, 

Chairma7i  Judicial  Committee. 

The  foregoing  resolutions  were  taken  up  seriatim,  and 
after  much  discussion,  were  severally  adopted.  The 
report  and  resolutions  were  then  taken  up  as  a  whole  and 
adopted. 


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The  following  protest  was  oflered  by  P.  G.  PaUen,  of 
No.  5: 

The  undersigned  protest  against  the  adoption  of  the 
resolutions  accompan3nng  the  report  of  the  Judicial  Com- 
mittee, on  the  following  grounds,  to  wit : 

First.  Because  we  consider  the  right  of  instruction  by 
subordinate  Lodges  of  their  Representatives  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  in  relation  to  all  matters  likely  to  come  before 
them  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  requiring  their  action,  as  inherent 
in  the  subordinate  Lodges,  and  as  one  over  which  the 
Grand  Lodge  has  no  control. 

Second.  Because  we  do  not  recognize  the  right  (assum- 
ed by  the  committee  reporting  said  resolution)  of  a 
Representative  in  the  Grand  Lodge  to  divest  himself  of 
that  character,  without  notice  to  his  subordinate  Lodge, 
and  to  assume  and  act  in  his  character  of  Past  Grand. 

G.  PATTEN,  Rep.  from  No.  5. 

ALBERT  MIX,  «         "      "    2. 

P.  O.  WING,  "         *'      "  12. 

L.  F.  W.  ANDREWS, 

The  following  protest  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Cooper,  of 
No.  6: 

The  undersigned  P.  G's.,  representatives,  protest 
against  the  action  of  this  Grand  Lodge  upon  the  subject 
of  duration  of  terms  of  office  in  the  subordinate  Lodges, 
as  contained  in  the  fourth  resolution  reported  by  the  Judi- 
cial Committee. 

Because  the  present  arrangement  of  the  term.s  of  office 
to  the  close  of  the  duties  of  N.  G.  imposes  a  burden  too 
onerous  upon  the  brethren  elected,  interferes  too  much 
with  the  duties  each  member  owes  to  his  family  and  him- 
self, and  thereby  deprives  the  Order  of  the  services  of 
brethren  who  being  otherwise  well  qualified,  are  deterred 


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from  seeking  advancement  to  the  higher  stations  of  the 
Order. 

A.  H.  COOPER, 

Rep.  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6. 
C.  CATLIN, 

Rep.  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7. 
E.  H.  ROGERS, 

Rep.  of  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10. 

The  Judicial  Committee  made  the  following  report  on 
the  appeal  of  P.  G.  Andrews,  of  No.  6,  which  was  receiv- 
ed and  adopted  : 

The  Judicial  Committee  having  supervision  of  all  cases 
of  appeal  from  subordinate  Lodges,  by  virtue  of  the 
duties  imposed  upon  them  by  the  constitution,  beg  leave 
to  submit  their  report  upon  the  matters  upon  appeal  from 
Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6. 

It  is  with  pain  that  the  committee  have  investigated  the 
facts  of  this  case,  involving  an  unpleasant  difficulty  be- 
tween Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6,  and  one  of  its  P.  G's.  ;  and 
it  would  have  been  to  them  a  source  of  pleasure  if  they 
could  have  referred  this  matter  back  to  the  Lodge  in  which 
it  originated,  there  to  be  amicably  settled  within  its  own 
jurisdiction.  But  the  position  which  it  has  assumed  under 
the  papers  submitted,  renders  it  necessary,  however  pain- 
ful, that  they  should  decide  the  question.  A  simple 
statement  of  fact  will  put  the  Grand  Lodge  in  possession 
of  the  merits  of  the  case. 

Upon  the  12th  of  April,  being  a  regular  Lodge  night, 
notice  was  given  by  the  N.  G.  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  that, 
at  their  next  meeting  an  election  would  be  held  for  repre- 
sentatives from  that  Lodge  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Georgia. 
In  accordance  with  that  notice  an  election  was  held  on 
the  19th  of  April,  for  one  representative,  which  resulted  in 
the  choice  of  P.  G.  Cooper.  Although  another  candidate 
was  in  nomination,  the  Lodge  proceeded  to  no  further 
election.      Upon  the   26th  of  April,   a  resolution   was 

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introduced  to  elect  another  representative,  and  P.  G* 
Andrews  was  elected,  On  the  3d  of  May,  resolutions 
were  introduced  and  carried,  declaring  the  election  of  P. 
G.  Andrews,  null  and  void,  and  a  certificate  of  his  election 
was  refused  by  the  Lodge.  From  this  decision  of  the 
Lodge,  P.  G.  Andrews  appeals  and  claims  to  be  ad- 
mitted to  take  his  seat  in  this  body  as  a  representative  of 

his  Lodge. 

The  proceedings  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  on  the  12th  and 

19th  of  April,  are,  in  the  minds  of  the  committee,  conclu- 
sive of  this  question. 

The  constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge  contains  this 
provision : 

"  The  regular  election  for  representatives  shall  be  held 
annually,  at  such  time  as  each  subordinate  Lodge  shall 
designate  for  herself,  but  must  take  place  at  a  regular 
meeting. 

The  by-laws  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  leave  the  time  of 
election  equally  uncertain,  except  that  they  provide  that 
the  election  shall  be  held  at  least  two  weeks  previous  to 
the  session  of  this  body;  and  this  unfortunate  deficiency 
in  the  by-laws  of  this  Lodge  has  alone  produced  this  un- 
pleasant contest. 

From  the  constitution  given  to  the  subordinates  by  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  from  the  by-laws  of  Muscogee  Lodge, 
I(o.  6,  we  gather  this  fact,  that  there  can  be  but  one  regular 
election  for  representatives.  Irregular  elections  may  take 
place  where  vacancies  occur  by  death  or  resignation. 

The  question  being  left  thus  open,  in  the  opinion  of  your 
committee,  the  regular  annual  election  so  spoken  of  by 
the  constitution  and  by-laws,  is  fixed  whenever  the  Lodge 
by  resolution  or  upon  notice  given,  (which  latter  is  the 
custom  in  Muscogee  Lodge)  do  upon  a  regular  night  go 
into  such  election. 

This  motion  or  notice,  when  made  or  given,  unless  it 
be  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Lodge,  gives  certainty  to  the 
by-laws  and  is  of  the  same  force  as  though  the  particular 


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night  as  fixed  by  notice  or  motion  had  been   originally 
expressed  in  such  by-law. 

Upon  this  night  so  fixed,  P.  G.  Cooper  was  elected, 
and  the  intention  of  the  Lodge  to  have  but  one  representa- 
tive, was  conclusively  shown.  The  election  of  P.  G. 
Cooper,  and  the  determination  of  the  Lodge  to  have  but 
one  representative,  never  having  been  reconsidered,  the 
Committee  is  compelled  to  the  conclusion  that  such  action 
was  final;  that  the  regular  annual  election  was  held  on 
the  night  of  the  19th  of  April ;  and  that  any  after  election, 
not  being  to  fill  a  vacaney,  was  irregular. 

Your  conimittee,  therefore  cannot  recommend  that  P. 
G.  Andrews  be  admitted  as  a  representative,  in  opposition 
to  the  protest  of  his  Lodge,  but  do  recommend  that  the 
appeal  be  dismissed. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD, 
Chairman  Judicial  Cnmmittee, 

On  motion,  it  was  resolved,  that  the  Grand  Lodge 
proceed  to  elect  a  chairman  of  each  standing  committee, 
which  resulted  as  follows  ; 

Jno.  W.  Owens,  of  No.  1,  chairman  ol  Legislative 
Committee. 

Jno.  W.  Anderson,  of  No.  9,  chairman  of  Executive 
Committee. 

Thos  E.  Lloyd,  of  No.  1,  chairman  of  Judicial  Com- 
mittee. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  elect  the  balance 
of  the  Committees : 

Legislative  Committee  :  J.  L.  Dunham,  R.  Wayne,  P. 
O.  Wing,  J.  D.  Fish,  Jno.  Oliver,  Geo.  G.  Faries. 

Executive  Committee  :  H.  A.  Crane,  O.  P.  Felt,  E.  H. 
Rogers,  J.  R.  Johnson,  L.  F.  W.  Andrews,  Geo.  Patten. 

Judicial  Committee  :  Geo.    W.   Adams,    H.   S.   Bell 
Geo.  D.  Case,  Albert  Mix,  A.  H.  Cooper,  Charles  Catlin. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  4  o'clock. 


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4  o'clock,  p.  m.  •) 

SA.VANNAH,  MAY  13,  1847.  5 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  The 
Grand  Master  having  taken  his  seat,  declared  the  Grand 
Lodge  open  for  business. 

The  Executive  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  adopted : 

The  Executive  Committee,  to  whom  were  referred  the 
reports  of  Grand  Officers  and  communications  laid  before 
the  Grand  Lodge  on  the  first  day  of  its  annual  session, 
beg  leave  to  report : 

That  in  the  opinion  of  your  committee  the  subject  of 
education  referred  to  the  Grand  Lodges  of  the  several 
States,  is  one  of  great  importance,  and  recommend  that 
the  Grand  Representatives  from  this  Grand  Lodge  take 
the  same  into  consideration,  and  that  they  be  authorized 
to  act  for  this  Grand  Lodge,  as  they  may  deem  expedient. 

Your  committee  recommend  that  the  Grand  Representa- 
tives give  their  earnest  attention  to  the  changes  proposed 
in  the  constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  U.  S.  refer- 
red to  in  the  report  laid  before  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  that 
they  be  authorized  to  take  such  action  thereon  as  they 
may  deem  most  conducive  to  the  good  of  the  Order. 

Your  committee  have  bestowed  great  care  upon  the 
condition  of  the  finances  specially  brought  to  the  notice 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  the  report  of  the  Grand  Master. 

In  the  discharge  of  the  duty  assigned  them,  they  have 
examined  the  reports  of  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  and  find  the  same  to  be  correct.  They 
have  also  examined  the  quarterly  reports  of  subordinate 
Lodges  within  this  jurisdiction,  and  append  hereto  a  con- 
densed statement  of  the  same  : 

Your  committee  regret  to  find  that  the  reports  of  some  of 
the  subordinate  Lodges  are  not  made  up  with  the  attention 
which  they  require,  and  recommend  that  whenever  the 


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Grand  Secretary  shall  discover  any  error,  either  in  form 
or  substance,  in  the  report  of  a  Subordinate,  he  be  author- 
ized to  address  the  proper  officers  and  require  the  same 
to  be  rectified.  Your  committee  find  that  the  reports  of 
"Sylvan  Lodge,  No.  4,"  for  the  3rd  and  4th  quarters  of 
1846,  are  not  attested  by  the  Permanent  Secretary. 
The  reports  of  Muscogee,  No.  6,  of  Washington,  No.  7, 
Cherokee,  No.  S,  Miller,  No.  10,  for  the  3rd  quarter  of 
1846,  are  in  the  same  condition.  The  report  of  United 
Brothers'  Lodgs,  No.  5,  is  without  any  statement  of  the 
amount  of  revenue.  In  the  summary  of  the  report  of 
Oclockonnee  Lodge,  No.  12,  the  names  of  contributing, 
suspended,  withdrawn,  and  deceased  members,  are  omit- 
ted. The  report  of  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  for  4th  quarter, 
1846,  is  without  the  seal  of  the  Lodge.  The  report  of 
Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2,  for  4th  quarter,  1846,  is  not 
attested  by  the  Permanent  Secretary,  and  is  erroneous  in 
its  estimate  of  the  amount  due  this  Grand  Lodge,  which 
is  stated  to  be  the  sum  of  $15  70,  in  lieu  of  $25  07.  The 
report  of  Albany  Lodge,  No.  11,  for  the  same  quarter* 
contains  an  errorof  a  different  nature — that  Lodse  havin» 
overpaid  its  dues  in  the  sum  of  $0  85. 

Six  Lodges  have  made  their  reports  for  the  quarter 
ending  April,  1847;  their  joint  revenue  amounting  to 
$1,921  74;  their  dues  to  $134  47.  These  reports  are 
correct  with  the  exception  of  that  from  Cherokee  Lodge, 
No.  8,  which  is  not  attested  by  the  Permanent  Secretary. 

Your  committee  find  that  the  liabihties  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  far  exceed  its  assets.  As  much  information  is  yet 
requisite  to  the  completion  of  an  accurate  report  upon  this 
subject,  they  ask  for  fiirther  time  for  that  purpose. 

All  of  which  is  respectfijlly  submitted, 

JOHN  W.  OWENS,   Chairman. 


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Quarterly  returns  of  the  subordinate  Lodges,  tor  the 
quarters  ending  30th  September  and  31st  December, 
1846: 


Months, 

JVames  and  JVo's.  of  Lodges, 

P,  G's, 

Conh''g, 
Members 

Revenue, 

Relief, 

DaeO.  L' 

Sept... 

Oglethorpe  Lodge,. 

.No. 

1.. 

274 

445  71 

4  10 

Dec 

" 

No. 

].. 

272 

429  97 

30  09 

Sept  ... 

Franklin  Lodge 

..No. 

2. . 

155 

226  47 

6  40 

Dec 

" 

No. 

2! '. 

161 

358  16 

245  00 

25  07 

Sept... 

Live   Oak  Lodge... 

..No. 

3'.! 

1G6 

296  34 

115  00 

7  80 

Dec 

" 

No. 

3., 

109 

295  24 

95  00 

20  67 

Sept  .. . 

Sylvan  Lodge 

.No. 

4.. 

8 

56 

106  89 

70  00 

11  90 

Dec 

" 

No. 

4.. 

60 

125  19 

8  76 

Sept... 

U.  Brothers  Lodge 

.No. 

5.. 

99 

30 

Dec 

" 

No, 

5,. 

105 

301  55 

21  10 

Sept  . . . 

Muscogee  Lodge.. 

.No. 

6.. 

12 

121 

278  63 

35  00 

6  60 

Dec 

" 

No. 

6,. 

125 

307  64 

21  53 

Sept... 

Washington  Lodge 

.Nt). 

7.. 

7 

234 

274  47 

152  50 

6  60 

Dec 

'< 

S.'o. 

7.. 

246 

393  36 

27  54 

Sept  . . . 

Cherokee  Lodge  .. 

.No. 

8.. 

9 

34 

167  41 

6  00 

Dec 

" 

No, 

8.. 

36 

82  07 

5  74 

Sept  ... 

DeKalb  Lodge 

.No. 

9.. 

102 

236  45 

2  72 

Dec 

No. 

9.. 

102 

157  58 

11  03 

Sept... 

Miller  Lodge 

.No. 

10..        7 

142 

7  50 

Dec 

ii 

No. 

10., 

147 

180  35 

12  60 

Sept  ... 

Albany  Lodge 

..No. 

11.. 

51 

118  50 

11  85 

Dec 

" 

No. 

11.. 

61 

129  25 

9  05 

Sept  ... 

Oclockonnee  Lodge 

.No. 

12,. 

11 

173  62 

18  00 

Dec 

" 

No. 

1-?... 

18 

121   34 

8  50 

The  following  amendment  to  the  constitution  was 
offered  by  Rep.  Catlin,  of  Washington  Lodge,  No.  7,  sec- 
onded by  Rep.  Cooper,  of  Muscogee  Lodge,  No.  6  : 

Resolved,  That  the  words  "second  Wednesday  in 
May,"  in  section  1st,  article  9th,  of  the  constitution  of 
this  Grand  Lodge  be  stricken  out,  and  the  words  "first 
Wednesday  in  June,"  inserted, 

P.  G.  Cooper,  of  No.  6,  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  R.  W.  G.  Secretary,  at  his  earliest 
convenience,  transmit  to  each  of  the  subordinate  Lodges 
in  this  State,  a  list  of  the  names  and  members  of  all  the 
Lodges  now  instituted  and  at  work  in  this  State. 


P.  G.  Johnson  of  No.  9,  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  adopted  : 


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Resolved.,  That  the  proceedings  of  this  communication 
be  printed  after  the  receipt  of  the  reports  of  the  Lodges, 
in  July  next. 

P.  G.  Cooper,  of  No.  6,  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  be  re- 
turned to  the  President  and  Directors  of  the  Central  Rail 
Road  for  their  liberal  reduction  of  the  fare  in  favor  of  the 
Representatives  attending  this  body  from  a  distance. 

P.  G.  Bell,  of  No.  3,  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  be  ten- 
dered to  the  officers  and  members  of  DeKalb  Lodge,  for 
the  use  of  their  room. 

The  following  report  was  received  from  the  Executive 
Committee  : 

To  the  R.  TV.   G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia  : 

The  Executive  Committee  having  in  accordance  with 
their  duty,  investigated  the  finances  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
Submit  the  following  report  thereon : 

At  the  last  communication,  as  will  appear  on  reference 
to  the  report  of  this  committee  then  made,  the  liabilities  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  exceeded  its  means  by  upwards  of  six 
hundred  dollars.  The  committee  were  then  under  the 
impression  that  the  revenue  to  come  in  under  the  seven 
per  cent  tax  of  the  new  constitution  would  suffice  to  dis- 
charge the  debt,  as  well  as  to  meet  the  current  expenses 
which  had  been  so  materially  diminished  by  the  change 
in  the  system  of  representation.  Whether  this  impression 
was  completely  erroneous  or  not,  it  is  impossible  to  say, 
because  an  entire  year  has  not  elapsed  since  the  last  ses- 
sion, and  the  terms  being  now  semi-annual,  only  two  re- 


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ports  have  been  received  from  most  of  our  Lodges  since 
the  adjournment  in  August  last.  The  Treasury,  therefore, 
has  to  meet  the  expenses  of  a  3"ear  out  of  the  income  of 
six  months. 

The  committee,  however,  are  now  strongly  inchned  to 
the  opinion  that  the  ordinar}^  resources  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
cannot  prudently  be  relied  on  for  the  payment  of  the  debt. 
It  is  true,  that  since  the  last  communication,  all  the  bills 
then  passed  have  been  paid,  and  more  than  half  of  the 
representative  scrip  then  issued,  has  been  redeemed.  But 
that  portion  of  the  debt  of  1846,  which  is  still  outstanding, 
added  to  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  current  term  and 
of  the  present  communication,  increases  the  deficiency  of 
the  Treasury  beyond  that  last  reported.  Under  such 
circumstances  the  committee  could  not  justify  themselves 
in  recommending  a  temporizing  policy.  They  believe 
that  the  permanent  interests  of  the  Order  require  that  the 
Grand  Lodge  should  at  once  grapple  with  the  emergency, 
and,  by  acts  of  vigorous  legislation,  secure  the  speedy 
restoration  of  the  solvency  of  its  Treasur3% 

The  committee  have  every  reason  for  believing  that  the 
subordinate  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction  are  sincerely 
anxious  to  assist  in  the  extrication  of  this  body  from  its 
embarrassments,  and  there  is  not  the  slightest  ground  for 
supposing  that  they  will  not  cheerfully  submit  to  any 
burden  which  it  may  be  necessary  to  impose  on  them  for 
that  purpose.  With  the  original  causes  of  the  debt,  the 
committee  do  not  consider  themselves  called  to  deal. 
They  are  long  past,  and  the  only  duty  of  the  committee 
and  of  their  successors,  is  to  see  to  the  removing  of  the 
effect  and  the  prevention  of  its  recurrence.  Let  prompt 
measures  be  taken  for  the  correction  of  the  evil,  and  the 
committee  are  satisfied  that  the  Grand  Lodge,  relieved 
from  its  shackles,  will  be  able,  with  proper  management, 
to  steer  clear  of  pecuniary  difliculties  for  the  future. 

The  committee  now  ask  attention  to  the  following  state- 
ment of  the  liabilities  and  assets  of  the  Grand  Lodge  : 


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LIABILITIES. 


To  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S.,  for  cards,  &c.,  $188  13 

"  DeKalb  Lodge,  No.  9,  on  bond  for 
$100  borrowed  money,  with  in- 
terest, say 105  00 

"  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  a  similar  debt     105  00 

"  Franklin,  No.  2,  Muscogee,  No.  6, 
and  Albany,  No.  12,  for  amounts 
overpaid,  in  all,  -         -         -         -       67  OS) 

"  Representatives  of  1846,  on  scrip, 
$236,  subject  to  offsets  in  the 
shape  of  claims  against  their 
Lodges,  amounting  to  $72  70.       -     163  30 

"  Officers  of  1846,  on  scrip,  about    -      50  00 

"The  M.  W.    Grand  Master,    for 

travelling  expenses,      -         -         -       60  00 

"  P.  G.  J.  R.  Johnson,  agent,  for  the 
regalia  ordered  to  be  presented 
to  P.  G.  M.  A.  N.  Miller,      -        -      35  00 

■"Edward  C.  Councell,  for  printing 
constitutions,  minutes,  forms,  &c., 
&c.,  as  ordered  at  last  session,       -     147  50 

"The  R.  W.   Grand  Secretary,  for 

his  salary,  -         -        -        -         -     100  00 

"Isaac  Parker  for  attendance  on  the 

Grand  Lodge,     -         -         -         -         8  00 

"Republican  and   Georgian  offices, 

for  advertising,  each  $1  25,  -         -         2  50 

"  Expenses  of  officers  and  members 

for  the  present  communication,  253  50 


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L,285  02 


20S 


ASSETS. 

Cash  in  hands  ofR.  W,  Grand  Treas- 
urer,          $376  92 


Excess  of  liabiHties  over  assets,        -     908  10 

But  this  balance  of  $908  10  is  not  all  which  is  to  be 
provided  for.  To  ascertain  as  near  as  may  be  the  amount 
to  be  raised,  the  following  items  should  be  added : 

Expenses  of  the  R.  "W.  Grand 
Representatives,  to  be  paid  in 
August  next,  say      -         -         -  $200  00 

Expenses  of  the  M.  W.  Grand 
Master's  annual  visitation,  for 
1847— 8,  say   -         -         -         -     150  00 

E-.   W.    Grand    Secretary's    salary, 

for  1847—8,    -         -         -         -     100  00 

Contingent  expenses,  including  print- 
ing, 1847-8,  -         -         -         -     150  00 

Expenses  of  officers  and  members 
for  the  communication  of  May, 
1848,  say         -         -         -         -     500  00 

$1,100  00 


Which  added  to  the  $908  10  above, 

makes,         -        .        -        -    $2,008  10 

the  amount  necessary  to  be  raised  during  the  ensuing 
official  year. 

The  committee,  after  due  consideration,  advise  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  increase  the  tax  laid  in  section  2  of  arti- 
cle VIII,  of  the  constitution,  from  seven  per  cent,  to  ten 
per  cent.;  and  also  to  levy  upon  every  subordinate  Lodge 
a  capitation  tax  of  50  cents  for  each  of  its  contribu- 
ting members,  to  be  raised  by  the  subordinates  in  such 
manoer  as  they  may  deem  proper. 


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From  these  sources  the  Grand  Lodge  may  hope  for  the 
requisite  amount  of  revenue,  as  will  appear  by  the  follow- 
ing calculation  : 

According  to  the  last  annual  report  of  this  Grand  Lodge 
there  were  1447  contributing  members  in  the  State.  The 
present  number  may  be  fairly  estimated  at  1600.  The 
capitation  tax  must  therefore  yield  $800.  The  revenue 
of  the  Lodges  ibr  the  year  ending,  30th  June,  1846,  was 
$13,728  73.  It  seems  to  the  committee  safe  to  estimate 
the  revenue  for  our  ensuing  fiscal  year,  at  $12,500; — Ten 
per  cent,  on  that  amount  will  yield  $1,250,  which  added 
to  the  capitation  tax,  as  above  estimated,  will  give  $2,050, 
a  little  beyond  the  result  aimed  at.  The  committee  are 
persuaded  that  this  calculation  will  prove  to  be  correct, 
unless  there  should  be  a  greater  falling  off  in  the  quantity 
of  work  to  be  done  than  they  have  any  reason  to  antici- 
pate. Indeed  they  might  reasonably  have  supposed  that 
the  revenue  of  the  subordinates  would  materially  increase, 
and  that  the  number  of  members  would,  when  the  capita- 
tion tax  comes  to  be  paid,  far  exceed  1600  ;  but  they 
were  anxious  to  present  an  estimate,  which  if  it  be  erro- 
neous at  all,  should  err  on  the  safe  side.  For  that  reason 
also,  they  have  made  no  calculation  of  revenue  to  be  de- 
rived from  charter  fees. 

Such  are  the  conclusions  at  which  the  committee  have 
arrived,  and  such  are  the  reasons  which  have  led  to  those 
conclusions.  Should  they  meet  with  the  acceptance  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  the  committee  will  indulge  the  hope? 
that  on  their  successors  will  devolve  the  grateful  duty  of 
announcing  the  termination  of  our  fiscal  difficulties. 

The  committee  recommend  that  all  the  bills  against 
the  Grand  Lodge,  hereinbefore  mentioned,  be  paid  so  soon 
as  there  shall  be  sufficient  money  in  the  Treasury  for  that 
purpose,  and  that  scrip  be  issued  to  the  officers  and  repre- 
sentatives now  present,  for  their  expenses.  They  also 
recommend  that  the  interest  on  the  bonds  to  DeKalb 
Lodge,  No.  9,  and  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  be  paid  at  the 


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maturity  of  said  bonds,  and  that  the  principal  thereof  be 
paid  so  soon  as  the  M.  W.  G.  Master  may  find  the  Treasury 
able  to  meet  the  call. 

To  carry  the  recommendations  of  this  report  into  effect, 
the  committee  append  the  following  resolutions: 

1.  Resolved,  That  the  tax  upon  subordinate  Lodges,  pre- 
scribed by  section  2  of  article  VIII,  of  the  constitution  of 
this  Grand  Lodge,  be  raised  from  seven  per  cent,  to  ten 
per  cent.,  and  that  this  change  take  effect  from  and  after 
the  30lh  day  of  June,  next. 

2.  Resolved,  That  each  subordinate  Lodge  within  this 
jurisdiction,  be  required  to  pay  into  the  Treasury  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  January  next,  a 
capitation  tax  of  fifty  cents,  upon  each  of  its  contributing 
members. 

3.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  authorized  to 
issue  to  the  Representatives  in  attendance  on  this  Grand 
Lodge,  certificates  of  the  amounts  now  due  them,  which 
may  be  cashed  by  their  respective  Lodges,  and  that  such 
certificates  when  receipted,  shall  be  taken  in  payment  of 
the  dues  and  impost  of  such  Lodges. 

4.  Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  forward,  imme- 
diately after  the  adjournment,  an  official  copy  of  the 
foregoing  resolutions  to  each  subordinate  Lodge  within  this 
jurisdiction. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

JOHN  W.  OWENS, 

Chairman. 

The  foregoing  report  and  the  accompanying  resolutions 
were  unanimously  adopted. 

The  Grand  Lodge  adjourned  to  meet  at  S  o'clock. 


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o'clock,  p.  m.,  "y 

Y  13th,  1847. 1 


SAVANNAH,  MAY 


The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  at 
Oglethorpe  Lodge  Room,  and  was  opened  in  due  form. 
A  prhited  circular  from  Germania  Lodge,  No.  3,  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  was  read. 

P.  G.  Bruen,  of  No.  9.  being  in  waiting,  was  admitted 
and  the  G.  L.  degree  was  conferred  on  him.  The  Grand 
Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Grand  Lodge  degree  and 
opened  in  the  Scarlet  degree.  The  officers  elect  were 
duly  installed  in  the  following  order : 

Robert  H.  Griffin,  M.  W.  G.  M. ;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W. 
D.  G.  M. ;  Geo.  Patten,  R.  W.  G.  Warden ;  John  N 
Lewis,  R.  W.  G.  Secretary ;  J.  P.  Coffins,  R.  W.  G. 
Treasurer. 

The  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  appointed  P.  G.  H.  A. 
Crane,  W.  Grand  Chaplain ;  P.  G.  John  Scott,  Jr.,  W.  G. 
Marshal ;  P.  G.  O.  P.  Felt.  W.  G.  Conductor  ;  P.  G.  H. 
S.  Bell,  W.  G.  Guardian.  The  M.  W.  G.  M.  also  appoint- 
ed the  following  P.  G's,  District  Deputy  Grand  Masters : 

For  Richmond  and  Burke  Counties,  R.  W.  D.  GRAND  MASTER. 

For  Bibb  and  Macon,               «  P.  G.  ALBERT  MIX. 
For  Muscogee,  Upson, and 

Crawford                            «  «    A.  H  COOPER. 

For  Baker                           County,  «    J.  L.  DUNHAM. 

For  Thomas                              «  «    P.  O.  WING. 

For  Baldwin                              «  «    G.  D.  CASE. 

For  Clark  and  Cobb           Counties,  "    J.M.ANDERSON. 

The  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet,  and  opened 
in  the  Grand  Lodge  degree. 

The  following  resolutions  were  offered  by  P.  G.  Lloyd, 
and  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  are 
hereby  tendered  to  Past  Grand  Master  Anderson  for  the 


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able  and  impartial  manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  the 
duties  of  his  official  station. 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Grand  Lodge  are 
hereby  tendered  to  Past  Grand  Representatives  Griffin  and 
Garvin  for  the  able  manner  in  which  they  have  discharged 
iheir  duties. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Cooper : 

Resolved,  That  it  be  made  the  imperative  duty  of  all 
officers  of  working  Lodges  throughout  this  jurisdiction,  so 
to  qualify  themselves,  as  to  discharge  their  duties  without 
the  aid  of  the  written  word,  within  four  weeks  after  their 
installation,  under  the  penalty  of  their  offices  being  de- 
clared vacant. 

The  follov/ing  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Adams, 
and  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  has  learned  with  great 
regret,  the  death  of  Past  Deputy  Grand  Master  Holmes, 
so  long  an  able  and  efficient  member  of  this  body,  and 
deeply  sympathizes  with  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2,  in  the 
loss  they  experienced  in  his  removal  from  among  them. 

The  Grand  Lodge  adjourned,  sine  die. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS, 

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9  o'clock,  a,  m.  \ 

SAVANNAH,  MAY  10,  1848.  5 

A  Regular  Communication  of  the  R.  W.  Grand  Lodge 
of  Georgia  was  held  at  DeKalb  Lodge  Room. 

Present  — 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,  R.  TV.  D.  G.  Master. 

GEORGE  PATTEN,  R.  TV.  G.  TVarden. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,  R.  TV.  G.  Secretary. 

J.  P.  COLLINS,  R.  TV.  G.  Treasurer. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  R.  TV.  G.  Representative. 

E.  S.  KEMPTON,  W.  G.  Marshal,  p.  t. 

OLIVER  P.  FELT,  W.  G.  Conductor. 

J.  W.  WHITE,  TV.  G.  Guardian,  p.  t. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  opened  in  due  form. 

The  certificates  of  P.  G's.  and  Representatives  were 
received  and  referred  to  the  Legislative  Committee  — 
after  a  brief  interval  the  following  report  was  received. 

The  Legislative  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the 
certificates  of  Past  Grands  and  Representatives,  after 
examination,  report : 

Past  Grands. 

John  E.  Davis,  John  F.  Posey,  No.  1,  V.  G.  and  N.  G. 

Walter  R.  Fleming,  No.  2,  wants  certificate. 

William  M.  Davidson,  No.  3,  N.  G.,  V.  G.,  Sec'y.;  N. 
Aldrich,  No.  3,  V.  G.  and  N.  G. 

T.  F.  Moore,  No.  4,  no  certificate.  ' 

Jacob  Fogle,  No.  6,  wants  certificate. 

John  G.  Falligant,  No.  9,  V.  G.,  N.  G.;  Joseph  Felt,  No. 
9,  V.  G.,  N.  G.,  Sec'y.;  H.  B.  Davis,  No.  9,  V.  G.,  N.  G. 

Wm.  M.  Rowland,  No.  10,  V.  G.,  N.  G. 

Henry  H.  Tooke,  No.  12,  V.  G.,  N.  G. 

George  W.  Taylor,  No.  15,  no  certificate. 


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Daniel  W.  Miller,  No.  10,  N.  G. 

William  Crawford,  No.  17,  N.  G. 

Representatives. 

JohnN.  Lewis,  Edward  S.  Kempton,  Gilbert  Butler,  J. 
B.  Tufts,  No.  1. 

Walter  R.  Fleming,  No.  2. 

William  M.  Davidson,  James  W.  While,  No.  3. 

T.  F.  Moore,  No.  4,  is  informal. 

James  M.  Bivins,  No.  5. 

Jacob  Fogle,  No.  6. 

Chas.  Catlin,  No.  7. 

M.  Cooley,  No.  8. 

Joseph  Felt,  John  W.  Anderson,  No.  9. 

Wm.  M.  Rowland,  E.  H.  Rogers,  No.  10. 

Henry  H.  Tooke,  No.  12. 

George  W.  Taylor,  No.  15. 

Daniel  W.  Miller,  No.  16. 

William  Crawford,  No.  17. 

Your  Committee  recommend  that  Waller  R.  Fleming, 
Jacob  Fogle,  and  George  W.  Taylor,  be  admitted  to  take 
their  seats  as  Representatives  without  formal  certificates 
of  having  passed  through  the  chairs  of  their  respective 
Lodges,  being  satisfied  from  the  evidence  in  their  posses- 
sion that  such  is  the  fact.  Your  Committee  also  recom- 
mend that  T.  F.  Moore  be  also  admitted,  notwithstanding 
the  informality  of  his  certificate  of  election. 

JOHN  W.  OWENS. 

Chairman. 

On  motion,  the  Report  was  received  and  adopted. 

P.  G.  M.  Anderson  offered  the   following   resolution: 
Resolved,  That  the  Side  Degrees  and  G.  L.  Degrees  be 
now  given  to  the  Brothers  in  waiting. 
Which  was  adopted. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  communication  being  in 
print,  on  motion,  the  reading  of  same  was  dispensed  with, 
and  they  were  then  approved. 


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Several  communications  from  G.  L.  New  York  were 
read,  and,  on  motion,  received  as  information,  and  ordered 
to  be  filed. 

There  beinsr  two  vacancies  in  the  Legislative  Com- 
mittee,  on  motion,  the  Grand  Lodge  proceeded  to  fill  said 
vacancies,  and,  on  counting  out  the  votes,  Wm.  M.  Row- 
land, of  No.  10,  and  Jos.  Felt,  of  No.  9,  were  declared 
elected. 

The  M.  W.  Grand  Master  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee: 

To  the  R.  TV.  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

The  expiration  of  another  of  your  official  years  makes 
it  necessary  for  your  presiding  officer,  in  the  discharge  of 
a  portion  of  his  constitutional  duty,  to  address  you  in  a 
report  on  the  state  of  the  Order  in  this  jurisdiction.  At 
no  former  period  have  more  pleasing  circumstances  at- 
tended the  performance  of  this  duty.  Just  one  year  ago, 
you  separated  after  the  adoption  of  certain  fiscal  laws, 
which  you  were  induced  to  hope  would  be  efficient  to 
redeem  the  solvency  of  your  embarrassed  treasury.  You 
were  fortunate  enough  to  meet  the  generous  approval  of 
the  Lodges  from  which  you  derived  your  dignities,  and 
the  work  of  reform,  begun  at  the  session  of  1846  by  the 
amendment  of  your  fundamental  laws  and  continued  at 
the  session  of  1847  by  energetic  measures  of  taxation,  has 
been  consummated  during  your  recess,  and  the  fruit  will 
be  laid  before  you.  Those  for  whom  you  legislated  have 
abundantly  evinced  their  correct  appreciation  of  your 
services  by  a  faithful  compliance  with  the  new  obligations 
under  which  you  deemed  it  proper  to  lay  them.  It  is  re- 
served for  me,  elevated  to  office  by  you,  but  representing 
the  whole  family  of  which  you  are  only  the  distinguished 
members,  to  acknowledge,  in  behalf  of  the  Order  in  Geor- 
gia, the  good  work  which  you  have  done.  No  truer  light 
can  be  followed  by  your  successors  than  the  light  furnished 
by  your  conduct  since  it  has  been  my  fortune  to  have  an 
opportunity  of  passing  judgment  upon  it. 


214 


On  reference  to  the  reports  of  the  R.  W.  G.  Secretary 
and  R.  W.  G.  Treasurer,  which  will  be  presented  to  you 
this  morning,  you  will  be  gratified  to  discover  that  suffi- 
cient means  have  passed  into  the  hands  of  those  officers 
to  meet  every  claim  which  has  been  presented  and  to  leave 
a  large  margin  subject  to  your  disposition.  From  this 
surplus,  the  expenses  of  the  present  communication  are 
to  be  defrayed,  but  after  the  appropriation  of  the  entire 
amount  necessary  for  that  purpose  there  will  still  be  a 
respectable  balance  to  your  credit.  That  you  will  be 
ruled  by  a  becoming  economy,  I  have  no  reason  to  doubt. 

Your  receipts  have  been  augmented  from  a  source  not 
to  be  relied  upon  with  any  great  degree  of  confidence,  as 
a  basis  for  your  financial  calculations.  Ten  new  Lodges 
have  been  instituted  by  my  authority.  The  fees  paid  for 
these  dispensations,  of  course,  form  a  considerable  item. 
That  from  the  same  source  a  still  larger  amount  may  be 
received  during  the  ensuing  term,  we  have  strong  ground 
to  hope,  but  in  the  preparation  of  your  budget  for  the  next 
fiscal  year,  this  reasonable  hope  should  not  be  converted 
into  confidence.  Seasons  of  monetary  distress,  greater 
than  the  present,  may  prevent  to  a  considerable  extent  the 
spread  of  the  Order.  Prudence  requires  that  you  should 
provide  yourselves  with  a  permanent  revenue  adequate 
to  all  your  reasonable  wants.  While,  therefore,  I  have  no 
hesitation  in  recommending  the  immediate  repeal  of  the 
capitation  tax,  which  has  served  its  temporary  purpose,  I 
am  not  prepared  to  advise  the  return  to  the  seven  per  cent, 
reo-ular  tax.  You  however,  will  have  better  material  for 
the  formation  of  a  correct  opinion,  than  is  accessible  to  me 
at  this  moment,  and  toyour  judgment  I  refer  the  decision. 
In  view  of  the  difficulties  which  you  have  heretofore  con- 
tended against,  I  will  be  pardoned  for  urging  cautious  and 
deliberate  action  on  this  subject. 

The  R.  W.  G.  Secretary  will  lay  before  the  proper 
standing  committee  the  petitions  of  the  applicants  for  the 
new  Lodges  above  referred  to,  with  the  accompanying 


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papers.  I  am  happy  to  say  that  nothing  in  the  short  his- 
tory of  any  one  of  these  Lodges  has  given  me  cause  to 
change  my  opinion  of  the  propriety  of  giving  them  exist- 
ence. I  beg  leave  to  recommend  that  charters  be  granted 
to  all  of  them. 

You  will  also  have  before  you  an  application  for  a  De- 
gree Lodge,  by  committees  of  the  three  Lodges  in  Savan- 
nah and  signed  also  by  several  Past  Grands,  not  members 
of  the  committees.  Since  that  petition  was  filed,  a  letter 
has  been  sent  to  my  office,  authenticated  by  the  seal  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  3,  desiring  that  the  names  of  the 
committee  of  that  Lodge  should  be  erased.  Your  Consti- 
tution looks  forward  to  the  establishment  of  Degree 
Lodges  and  certain  of  its  provisions  prepare  the  way  for 
their  creation.  Were  the  Savannah  Lodges  still  unani- 
mous in  the  request  above  mentioned,  I  would  be  anxious 
that  you  should  grant  it.  As  the  matter  now  stands  I 
consider  the  propriety  of  establishing  a  new  engine  of 
the  Order  at  best  doubtful.  You  are  well  advised  how- 
ever of  the  advantages  of  the  Degree  Lodge  System,  in 
promoting  uniformity  of  work,  and  the  objection  which  I 
have  suggested  may  not  strike  you,  with  the  same  force. 
The  decision  will  of  course  rest  with  you. 

At  the  last  communication  of  the  R.  W.  G.  L.  U.  S. 
many  matters  of  peculiar  interest  arose  and  were  disposed 
of.  The  report  of  your  R.  W.  Grand  Representatives, 
hereafter  to  be  presented,  will  advise  you  of  such  points 
as  they  consider  most  material.  To  a  few  subjects  only 
I  deem  it  proper  for  me  to  direct  your  attention. 

It  was  recommended  to  the  different  State  Grand 
Lodges  and  Grand  Encampments,  to  appoint  one  or 
more  competent  brothers,  (not  to  exceed  four  in  any  one 
State,)  to  visit  each  subordinate  Lodge,  and  subordinate 
Encampment,  in  their  respective  districts,  anmially,  for 
the  purpose  of  giving  instruction  in  the  work  of  the  order. 
This  is  a  mere  recommendation  and  I  am  constrained  to 
advise  you,  (with  deference  to  the  body  from  which  it 


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emanates)  against  any  action  upon  it.  In  the  larger 
jurisdictions,  the  system  is  perhaps  necessary  and  might 
work  to  great  advantage.  Within  your  narrow  limits  the 
same  end  can  be  accomplished,  with  much  less  expense, 
by  the  frequent  visitations  of  the  Grand  Master  and  his 
deputies. 

Several  important  fundamental  laws,  were  declared  by 
the  G.  L.  U.  S.  at  the  same  communication.  I  have 
diligently  made  search  through  your  Constitutions,  but 
have  found  nothing  requiring  to  be  altered.  Those  instru- 
ments already  conform  to  the  standard  as  fixed  by  the 
supreme  Legislature. 

With  the  adoption  of  the  digest  you  are  doubtless  already 
acquainted.  It  is  not  permitted  to  me  to  express  an  opin- 
ion as  to  the  value  of  that  compilation,  taken  as  a  whole  j 
but  I  cannot  do  P.  G.  M.  Ridgely,  P.  G.  Sire  Hopkins  and 
G.  M.  Parmenter,  the  injustice  of  being  silent,  on  the  sub- 
ject of  their  portion  of  the  work.  That  portion  was  of 
course  the  greater  part,  and  I  must  be  excused  for  saying, 
that  by  the  performance,  the  high  reputation  which  each 
of  them  has  long  and  deservedly  enjoj-^ed,  has  been  en- 
hanced. It  is  more  than  sufficient  honor  for  me,  to  have 
been  to  some  extent  their  associate  in  labor. 

It  may  be  found  on  examination  that  differences  exist 
between  the  Regalia  and  Jev/els  prescribed  in  the  Digest, 
and  those  used  in  some  parts  of  your  jurisdiction.  I 
would  respectfully  recommend  the  appropriation  of  an 
hour  to  the  reading  of  that  Article  of  the  Digest,  so  that 
the  representatives  of  the  several  Lodges  may  carry  home 
with  them  all  the  requisite  information. 

Before  leaving  the  subject  of  Regalia,  it  will  be  well  to 
inform  you,  that  the  G.  L.  U.  S.  adopted  a  form  to  be 
worn  by  its  own  members.  I  would  suggest  to  you  the 
propriety  of  your  depositing  with  the  proper  officer  at 
Baltimore,  two  sets  to  be  worn  by  those  who  may  hereaf- 
ter occupy  your  seats  there. 

For  any  other  information  touching  the  proceedings  of 
the  G.  L.  U,  S.,  I  must  refer  you  to  the  report  of  your 


217 

Representatives,  lo  whose  faithful  and  honorable  discharge 
of  their  duties  I  am  enabled  to  bear  the  testimony  of  an 
eye  witness. 

I  would  not  be  understood  as  urging  upon  you  the 
suggestion  which  I  am  now  about  to  make  ;  for  I  should 
regret  extremely  to  lead  you  into  an  expenditure  which 
your  means  may  not  warrant.  It  is  of  considerable  im- 
portance, however,  that  your  published  proceedings 
should  be  accessible  to  all  your  members.  The  earlier 
pamphlets  are  now  nearly  out  of  print,  and  a  republica- 
tion will  eventually  be  necessary.  The  present  I  am 
inclined  to  believe  an  auspicious  time  for  the  republica- 
tion, as  sufficient  material  has  accumulated  for  a  volume 
of  creditable  size.  I  am  also  under  the  impression  that 
the  expense  can  be  moderated  so  as  to  justify  you  in 
ordering  the  publication. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  announce  to  you  the  good  con- 
dition of  all  the  Lodges  under  your  jurisdiction.  The  ex- 
citement which  carried  the  Order  forward  with  so  great 
rapidity,  a  few  years  ago,  has  from  natural  causes  partially 
subsided,  but  there  is  abundant  vitality  in  your  branch 
of  Odd  Fellowship. 

I  acknowledge,  gladly,  the  zealous  assistance  which  all 
the  officers  of  the  G.  L.  of  Georgia  have  afforded  me,  and 
I  commend  them  to  your  approval. 

In  the  earnest  and  confident  hope  that  our  beloved 
Order  will  continue  to  prosper  throughout  the  world  and 
more  especially  to  grow  and  flourish  within  the  borders  of 
your  own  dominion,  I  restore  to  your  keeping  the  charge 
with  which  you  honored  me. 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN, 

Grand  Master  of  Georgia, 

The  following  report  was  received  from  the  R.  VV. 
Grand  Representatives  and  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee  : 

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To  the  R.  W.  G.  L.  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

The  undersigned,  your  Representatives  to  the  last  ses- 
sion of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  U.  S.,  beg  leave  to  report 
that  in  accordance  with  their  appointment,  they  visited 
Baltimore  in  September  last,  and  attended  the  regular 
annual  session  of  that  body,  and  are  happy  to  be  able  to 
state  that  in  every  view  of  the  case,  the  Order  has  reason 
to  congratulate  itself  on  the  high  and  honorable  position  to 
which  it  has  already  attained. 

The  Grand  Lodge,  as  usual,  was  composed  of  brothers 
from  every  honourable  walk  of  life,  from  the  reverend 
clergy  to  the  humble  layman,  and  from  the  man  of  wealth 
and  affluence  to  the  humble  tradesman,  and  5^et  among 
the  whole  number  there  were  but  few,  if  any,  who  were 
not  more  or  less  men  of  talent  and  respectability. 

The  entire  session,  with  scarce  any  exception,  (although 
there  were  some  matters  pending  of  a  very  exciting  char- 
acter,) was  one  of  peaceful  and  brotherly  deliberation ; 
and  although  made  up,  as  it  was,  of  men  from  every  part 
of  our  wide  extended  country  —  men  of  peculiar  views 
on  many  important  subjects,  such  as  rehgion,  politics,  &c. 
&c.,  still  although  this  was  so,  yet  the}'"  met,  they  felt, 
they  spoke,  and  parted,  as  brethren,  and  no  one  present  at 
our  meetings  could  have  helped  perceiving  in  that  body 
exhibitions  of  the  principles  of  Friendship,  Love  and 
Truth. 

We  are  happy  to  be  able  to  report  the  general  pros- 
perity of  the  Order.  From  every  part  of  our  widely 
extended  jurisdiction,  the  watchword  was  onward  and 
upward  :  our  numbers  are  rapidly  increasing,  and  our 
respectability  at  least  maintaining  its  former  position. 

There  was  a  large  amount  of  business  before  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  yet,  perhaps,  but  little  which  this  Grand 
Lodge  would  feel  particularly  interested  in.  There  was, 
however,  some  little. 

The  question  on  altering  the  law  in  regard  to  the  terms 
was  a  matter  that  created  considerable  discussion,  and  in 


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regard  to  which  much  interest  was  manifested;  but  on 
the  question  being  put,  it  was  determined  to  continue  the 
six  months'  term,  at  least  until  it  should  be  well  tested,  or 
found  to  work  injuriously. 

According  to  instructions,  the  undersigned,  as  the  Re- 
presentatives of  this  Grand  Lodge,  opposed  a  change  of 
the  terms  from  six  to  three  months ;  and  are  happy  to 
report  that  the  wish  of  this  Grand  Lodge  has  been  grati- 
fied in  this  instance,  as  in  several  others  at  diflferent  times, 
for  which,  to  a  considerable  extent  without  doubt,  we  are 
indebted  to  the  untiring  efforts  and  influence  of  our  pres- 
ent Most  Worthy  Grand  Master,  Griffin,  who  on  that 
occasion  (as  on  all  others)  was  indefatigable  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties  as  the  Representative  of  the  Grand 
Encampment  of  Georgia,  and  to  him  do  we  feel  under 
particular  obligations  for  relieving  us  of  many  onerous 
duties,  by  which  our  labours  became  comparatively  light; 
and  yet  the  interests  of  this  Grand  Lodge  and  the  Order 
in  Georgia  was  well  attended  to. 

We  also  feel  it  our  duty  to  say  that  we  found  that  this 
Grand  Lodge  occupied  a  high  position  in  the  estimation 
of  that  honourable  body,  which  has  resulted,  without 
doubt  to  a  large  extent,  from  the  impression  made  upon  it 
by  the  high  character  of  its  representation  from  year  to 
year  that  had  preceded  us. 

Our  Order  has  extended  itself  from  north  to  south  and 
from  east  to  west  of  these  United  States,  until  not  a  State, 
or  scarce  a  Territory,  is  left  where  there  is  not  a  Lodge  of 
Odd  Fellows.  Even  in  the  far  West,  in  Oregon,  is  Odd 
Fellowship  known,  and  in  the  Islands  of  the  Sea ;  in 
Honolulu,  one  of  the  Sandwich  Islands,  is  also  to  be 
found  a  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows ;  also  in  Caraccas,  South 
America,  has  a  Lodge  been  instituted,  a  charter  for  which 
was  granted  at  the  last  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Order  in  Canada  is  in  a  very  flourishing  condition, 
as  we  were  informed  by  brother  Campbell,  a  Representa- 
tive from  that  jurisdiction,  and  as  we  also  learned  from 


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the  report  of  Lhe  Grand  Sire  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  British 
North  America  to  the  last  annual  session  of  that  honoura- 
ble body. 

The  setting  apart  the  Lodges  in  Canada,  under  a 
separate  and  distinct  jurisdiction,  has  already  worked 
well,  and  evidenced  the  wisdom  of  the  measure.  They 
are  increasing  rapidly  in  numbers  and  influence,  and  the 
signs  are  very  favourable  to  their  extending  Odd  Fellow- 
ship in  its  purity  to  Great  Britain. 

The  following  subjects,  that  will  more  or  less  interest 
this  body,  we  deem  proper  to  bring  to  your  notice  : 

The  Constitution  of  the  Grand  Lodge  was  amended  in 
regard  to  the  election  of  Representatives.  Art.  10  of  the 
Constitution,  page  296,  vol.  2d,  providing  for  the  annual 
election  of  but  one  half  of  the  Grand  Representatives,  by 
dividing  them  into  two  classes  —  the  one  to  hold  office  for 
two  years,  the  other  for  one  year —  was  adopted  unani- 
mously. 

In  reply  to  a  question  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State 
of  Delaware,  it  was  decided  that  a  State  Grand  Lodge 
has  not  the  power  to  expel  a  member  altogether  from  the 
Order.  It  may,  however,  order  a  Subordinate  Lodge  to 
try  a  member,  and  to  the  order,  the  Subordinate  must 
yield  obedience. 

The  Grand  Lodge  decided  that  the  V.G.,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  N.  G.,  has  not  only  the  right  but  that  it  is  his 
duty  to  confer  degrees,  as  well  as  to  fulfil  all  the  other 
functions  of  his  superior. 

The  Grand  Lodge  decided  that  twenty-six  nights'  ser- 
vice as  an  inferior  officer  was  a  sufficient  qualification  for 
the  chair  of  the  V.  G.,  provided  the  brother,  of  course,  has 
attained  to  sufficient  degrees  and  is  otherwise  competent. 

It  was  decided  that  the  Grand  Lodge  Degree  can  only 
be  conferred  during  the  session  of  that  body :  the  side 
Degrees,  however,  may  be  given  by  a  D.  D.  G.  M. 

The  N.  G.  of  a  newly  instituted  Lodge  shall  have  the 
Degrees  of  V.  G.  and  Secretary  conferred,  and  the  V. 
G.  that  of  Secretary. 


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Subordinate  Lodges  have  the  right  to  do  their  work  in 
any  order  they  may  find  most  convenient  and  best. 

The  Password  can  only  be  given  by  the  N.  G.,  but  an 
N.  G.  of  one  place  may  request  the  N.  G.  of  another  place, 
to  give  it  to  a  brother  who  has  his  card,  but  not  the  word. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  the 
session  of  1846,  to  prepare  a  digest  of  the  laws  of  the 
Order,  after  great  labor,  reported  to  the  Grand  Lodge  a 
full  and  complete  digest  of  all  the  important  laws  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  from  its  organization  down  to  that  period  : 
a  work  much  needed,  and  for  which  they  well  deserve 
the  thanks  of  every  Odd  Fellow.  Their  report  was  re- 
ceived and  almost  unanimously  adopted.  The  same 
Committee  also  reported  a  form  of  burial  service  to  be 
used  throughout  the  jurisdiction,  which  was  also  adopted. 

The  increase  of  the  Order  during  the  past  year  in 
Lodges  has  been  over  400,  and  members  30,000  ;  the  in- 
come was  $888,650 — its  outlay  in  benefits  amounted  to 
$302,243. 

All  the  foregoing  is  respectfully  submitted. 

The  Grand  Secretary  made  his  report  —  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Grand  Treasurer  made  his  report  —  referred  to 
the  Executive  Committee. 

Certificate  of  Proxy  Representative  from  GrifBn  Lodge 
No.  21,  was  read  and  referred  to  Judicial  Committee. 

The  proposed  amendment  to  the  Constitution,  altering 
the  time  of  meeting  of  the  G.  L.,  was  then  called  up,  and 
on  motion,  action  on  same  was  postponed  until  to-morro\y 
morning  after  the  regular  elections. 

On  motion,  the  G.  L.  adjourned  to  meet  at  3^  o'clock. 


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3|  o'clock,  p.  m.,  y 

SAVANNAH,  MAY  10th,  1S48.  > 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

Roll  called. 

The  Legislative  Committee  made  a  report,  which  was 
read  and,  on  motion,  received  and  referred  back  to  the 
Committee. 

The  Judicial  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 

The  Judicial  Committee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  cer- 
tificate from  Griffin  Lodge,  No.  21,  appointing  P.  G.  John 
R.  Johnson  the  Proxy  Representative  of  said  Lodge,  beg 
leave  to  submit  the  following  report : 

Your  Committee  deem  the  appointment  inoperative  and 
void.  The  Lodge  not  having  been  instituted  a  sufficient 
length  of  lime  to  enable  it  to  send  a  representative  from 
its  own  body,  of  course  cannot  delegate  that  power.  A 
proxy  necessarily  supposes  an  original,  for  whom  such 
proxy  is  substituted. 

The  absence  of  any  power  to  send  a  representative 
from  their  own  body  is  conclusive  as  to  their  inability  to 
delegate  the  power  to  P.  G.  Johnson. 

Your  Committee  recommend  the  passage  of  the  follow- 
ing: resolution : 

Resolved,  That  the  certificate  of  Griffin  Lodge,  No.  21, 
does  not  authorise  P.  G.Johnson  to  sit  as  the  Proxy  Repre- 
sentative of  such  Lodge. 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,  Chairman. 

The  Executive  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 

The  Executive  Committee  to  whom  were  referred  the 
reports  of  the  different  Subordinate  Lodges,  report  that 
during  the  recess  they  examined  the  annual  reports 
which  are  published  with  the  printed  proceedings  of  our 


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last  communicallon.  Considerable  delay  was  occasioned 
in  printing  the  Minutes  in  consequence  of  Lodges  not 
sending  in  their  reports  in  due  season.  We  request 
Representatives  to  see  that  they  are  forwarded  hereafter 
as  soon  as  due. 

They  have  examined  the  semi-annual  reports  of  the 
the  different  Lodges  ending  June  30th,  1847,  viz  : 


Lodges. 

No.  No. 

of  Members. 

Revenue. 

DiLes  G.  L. 

Oglethorpe, 

1 

260 

968 

60 

67  79 

Franklin, 

2 

139 

741 

28 

61  88 

Live  Oak, 

3 

163 

765 

93 

54  62 

Sylvan, 

4 

62 

164 

58 

11  62 

United  Brothers 

,    5 

102 

736 

41 

51  54 

Muscogee, 

6 

134 

627 

87 

43  94 

Washit)gton, 

7 

257 

791 

46 

55  40 

Cherokee, 

8 

37 

203 

68 

14  24 

DeKalb, 

9 

97 

543 

76 

37  94 

Miller, 

10 

130 

460 

31 

32  22 

Albany, 

11 

72 

501 

06 

35  07 

Oclockonnee, 

12 

27 

322 

86 

22  60 

Ridgely, 

13 

35 

375 

00 

26  25 

Union, 

14 

26 

423 

59 

29  64 

Williams, 

15 

25 

385 

12 

26  95 

Lanier, 

16 

23 

258 

00 

18  06 

Buena  Vista, 

17 

24 

334 

74 

23  43 

Total,  1,613         $8,604  25       $603  19 

They  have  also  examined  the  returns  ending  31st  De" 
cember,  1847. 


Lodges. 

No. 

No. 

ofMemhei 

'■s.  Revenue,  j 

Dues  G.  L. 

Oglethorpe, 

1 

227 

529  93 

52  99 

Franklin, 

2 

132 

423  31 

42  33 

Live  Oak, 

3 

164 

622  88 

62  29 

Sylvan, 

4 

59 

231  02 

23  10 

United  Brothers 

,    5 

83 

323  24 

32  30 

Muscogee, 

6 

168 

740  60 

74  06 

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Lodges. 

No. 

iVo.  o/Membe: 

rs.  Revenue. 

Dues  G.  L. 

Washington, 

7 

209 

639 

86 

63  98 

Cherokee, 

8 

40 

95 

29 

9  52 

DeKalb, 

9 

109 

522 

92 

52  29 

Miller, 

10 

131 

308 

69 

30  87 

Albany, 

11 

58 

129 

48 

12  94 

Oclockonnee, 

12 

26 

94 

30 

9  43 

Ridgely, 

13 

44 

317 

80 

31  78 

Union, 

14 

39 

373 

50 

37  35 

Williams, 

15 

35 

285 

75 

28  57 

Lanier, 

36 

41 

516 

50 

51  65 

Buena  Vista, 

17 

29 

195 

50 

19  55 

Holmes, 

IS 

26 

408 

00 

40  80 

Hampden, 

19 

15 

212 

00 

21  20 

Warren, 

20 

15 

155 

60 

15  66 

Total,  1,650        $7,126  17       $712  56 

The  report  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  and  vouchers  have 
been  examined  and  found  correct. 
'    In  behalfof  the  Executive  Committee. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Chairman. 

The  Legislative  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  received  and,  on  motion  of  D.  G.  M.  Rogers, 
the  resolutions  were  taken  up  singly : 

The  Legislative  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
address  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Master  respectfully  report : 

That  the  only  portion  of  the  address  which  properly 
comes  within  the  scope  of  their  official  duties  is  that  refer- 
ing  to  the  application  for  a  Degree  Lodge  in  the  city  of 
Savannah. 

Your  Committee  believing  that  it  is  inexpedient  to 
grant  such  application,  recommend  the  adoption  of  the 
following  resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  at  present  it  is  not  expedient  to  grant 
such  application. 


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Your  Committee  having  examined  the  resolutions  from 
various  Lodges  upon  the  subject  of  the  reduction  of  the 
terms  of  office,  recommend  the  following  resolution  : 

Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  deem  it  inexpedient  to 
recommend  any  change  in  the  terms  of  office. 

Your  Committee  having  revised  the  By-Laws  of  sub- 
ordinate Lodges  and  petitions  for  charters,  report  — 

The  By-Laws  of  Miller  Lodge,  No.  10,  Warren  Lodge, 
No.  20,  Lanier  Lodge,  No.  16,  Penfield  Lodge,  No.  20, 
Mountain  Lodge,  No.  27,  Hampden  Lodge.  No.  19,  cor- 
rect, and  recommend  they  be  confirmed. 

The  petitions  for  charters  from  Holmes  Lodge,  No.  IS, 
Hampden,  No.  19,  Warren,  No.  20,  Griffin,  No.  21,  Palo 
Alto,  No.  22,  St.  Johns,  No.  23,  Anderson,  No.  24,  Philo- 
dorian,  No.  25,  Penfield,  No.  26,  Mountain,  No.  27,  are  in 
due  form,  and  recommend  that  they  be  granted. 
All  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

JOHN  W.  OWENS,  Chairman. 

The  first  resolution  was  considered  and  adopted. 
The  vote  by  Lodges  on  the  second  resolution  was  called 
and  resulted  as  follows  : 

Yeas. — Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  J.  N.  Lewis,  E.  S.  Kemp- 
ton,  G.  Butler;  Franklin,  No. 2,  W.  R.  Fleming;  Live 
Oak,  No.  3,  W.  M.  Davidson  ;  United  Brothers,  No.  5,  J. 
M.  Bivins  ;  Muscogee,  No.  6,  Jacob  Fogle  ;  Cherokee,  No. 
8,  M.  Cooley  ;  DeKalb,  No.  9,  J.  W.  Anderson,  Jos.  Felt; 
Lanier,  No.  16,  D.  W.  Miller ;  Buena  Vista,  No.  17,  Wm. 
Crawford. 

Nays.— Live  Oak,  No.  3,  J.  W.  White ;  Miller,  No.  10, 
E.  H.  Rogers,  W.  M.  Rowland. 

Lodges  voting  in  the  affirmative  :  —  Oglethorpe,  4  ; 
Franklin,  2 ;  United  Brothers,  2  ;  Muscogee,  2  ;  Cherokee, 
1 ;  DeKalb,  2  ;  Lanier,  1 ;  Buena  Vista,  1.     Total,  15. 

Lodge  voting  in  the  negative  :  —  Miller,  2  votes. 

Live  Oak  vote  lost. 

29 


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The  balance  of  the  report  was  then  taken  up  and 
adopted,  and,  on  motion,  the  report  was  taken  up  as  a 
whole  and  adopted. 

P.  G.  Aldrich,  of  No.  3,  being  in  waiting,  was  admitted, 
and  the  G.  L.  degree  was  conferred  upon  him. 

The  following  communication  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Alabama  was  read  and,  on  motion,  ordered  to  be  spread 
upon  the  minutes  : 

I.  O.  O.  F. 

OFFICE  OF  GRAND  SECRETARY,  GRAND  LODGE  OF  ALABAMA, ) 

Mobile  2d  May  1848.         j 

To  the  R.  W.  G.  Lodge  I.  0.  O.  F.,  of  Georgia: 

Brothers : 

I  am   instructed  by  resolution  of  the   R.   W.   Grand 
Lodge  of  Alaoama,  to  forward  you  a  copy  of  a  Resolution 
unanimously  passed  said  G.  L.  on  the  21st  ult. 
I  am  very  respectfully,  and  fraternally  yours, 

SAM'L.  PENNY,   Grand  Secretary, 

"  Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Lodge  do  hereby  grant  per- 
mission to  the  Subordinate  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Grand  Lodges  of  the  States  of  Georgia,  Tennessee, 
and  Mississippi,  to  admit  members  from  this  State  when 
any  Lodge  in  those  States  may  be  nearer  and  more  con- 
venient than  any  Lodge  in  this  State.  " 

A  true  copy : 

SAM'L,  PENNY,   Grand  Secretary. 

The  Executive  Committee  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 

The  Executive  Committee  have  examined  the  Grand 
Secretary's  report,  and  find  the  same  correct. 

They  recommend  that  the  Grand  Secretary  be  author- 
ised to  procure  two  sets  of  Regalia  for  our  Grand  Repre- 
sentatives, to  be  deposited  in  Baltimore  with  Grand 
Secretary  Ridgely. 


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They  congratulate  this  body  on  the  prosperous  condi- 
tion of  its  finances  —  the  debts  which  hung  over  us  so 
heavily  all  having  been  liquidated. 

They  recommend  the  following  resolutions  : 
Resolved,  That  the  tax  upon  Subordinate  Lodges,  pre- 
scribed by  Section  2,  Article  VIIL,  be|still  continued  at 
10  per  cent. 

Resolved,  That  the  resolution  imposing  a  capitation  tax 
of  fifty  cents,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Chairman. 

On  motion  the  Grand  Lodge  adjourned  to  meet  at  half 
past  8  o'clock  to-morrow  morning. 


Sj  o'clock,  a.  M.  "J 

SAVANNAH,  May  11th,  1848.    \ 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

The  presiding  officer  having  taken  his  seat  the  Grand 
Lodge  was  opened  in  due  form. 

The  Minutes  of  yesterday  were  read  and  confirmed. 

P.  G.  H.  H.  Tooke,  of  No.  12,  being  in  waiting,  was 
admitted  and  the  G.  L.  Degree  was  conferred  on  him. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  the  election  of 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  which  resulted  as  follows : 

THOS.  E.  LLOYD,  of  No.    1,  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,       "    "    10,  R.  W.  D.  G.  Master. 

J.  M.  BIVINS,  "    «      5,  R.  IF.  G.  Warden. 

JOHN  N.  LEWIS,    «    "      1,  R.  TV.  G.  Secretary. 

J.  P.  COLLINS,        «    "      3,  R.  TV.  G.  Treasurer. 

P.  G.  M.  ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  )  of  No.  9,  R.  W, 

P.  G.  M.  JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,    >      G.  Refves. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  the  election  of  a 
Chairman  of  each  Standing  Committee,  and  the  follow- 
ing was  the  result : 


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Jobn  W.  Owens,  of  Nu.  1,  Chairman  of  Legislative 
Committee. 

John  R.  Johnson,  of  No.  9,  Chairman  of  Executive 
Committee. 

Solomon  Cohen  of  No.  1,  Chairman  of  Judicial  Com- 
mittee. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  proceeded  to  elect  the  balance 
of  the  Committees. 

Legislative  Committee. — D.  W.  Millar,  Jos.  Felt,  W. 
M.  Rowland,  J.  D.  Fish,  W.  M.  Davidson,  Wm.  Craw- 
ford. 

Executive  Committee. — J.  W.  Anderson,  Thos.  Purse, 
E.  S.  Kempton,  E.  H.  Rogers,  Geo.  Patten,  H.  A.  Crane. 
Judicial  Committee. — G.  W.  Adams,   C.  Catlin,  E.  J. 
Jones,  J.  Fogle,  W.  R.  Fleming,  H.  B.  Davis. 

The  Executive  Committee  made  the  following  report 
which  was  received  and  adopted  : 

The  Executive  Committee  report  the  following  bills  as 
correct : 

R.  W.  D.  G.  Master  Rogers, 
R.  W.  G.  Warden  Patten, 
Representative  of  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  2,   - 
"  United  Brothers,  No.  5, 

«'  Muscogee,  No.  6, 

'«  Washington,  No.  7,  - 

<'  Cherokee,  No.  S, 

"  Miller,  No.  10, 

*'  Oclockonnee,  No.  12, 

«'  Lanier,  No.  16, 

"  Buena  Vista,  No.  17, 

R.  W.  G.  Secretary's  salary  for  the  past  year, 
Isaac  Parker  for  attendance,  ice,  &c., 

427  50 

We  have  taken  into  consideration  the  recommendation 
of  the  M.  W.  G.  Master,  upon  republishing  the  proceed- 


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ings  of  this  Grand  body  from  its  organisation,  and  after 
mature  reflection  recommend  the  same  and  submit  the 
resolution  below.  Members  of  the  Order  doubtless  will 
desire  to  possess  a  copy,  and  we  suggest  to  Representa- 
tives the  propriety  of  opening  subscription  lists  in  the 
respective  Lodges  for  the  same  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Master  and  Executive  Com- 
mittee have  five  hundred  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  from  its  organization,  and  including  pro- 
ceedings of  this  communication,  printed  and  plainly 
bound,  provided  the  cost  of  the  same  is  not  over  two 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Master  be  authorised  to  pre- 
sent a  copy  of  same  to  the  G.  L.  U.  S.,  and  each  State  G. 
L.,  and  furnish  each  subordinate  under  this  jurisdiction 
with  a  copy. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Chairman, 

P.  G.  Bivins  of  No.  5,  offered  the  following  resolution 
which  was  carried. 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Lodge  adjourn  until  3  o'clock 
P.  M.  this  day,  and  that  the  installation  of  officers  take 
place  at  that  time,  and  that  the  Grand  Lodge  be  opened 
in  the  Scarlet  Degree, 

The  amendment  to  section  1  of  article  9,  of  the  consti- 
tution, offered  at  the  last  communication,  (on  page  198,) 
altering  the  time  of  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  the 
first  Wednesday  in  June,  was  taken  up  and  adopted  by 
the  following  vote  : 

Yeas. — Oglethorpe,  No.  1,  John  N.Lewis,  E.  S.  Kemp, 
ton,  G.  Butler ;  Franklin,  No.  2.  W.  R.  Fleming ;  Musco- 
gee, No.  6,  J.  Fogle;  Washington,  No.  7,  C.  Catlin ; 
Cherokee,  No.  8,  M.  Cooley ;  DeKalb,  No.  9,  J.  W.  Ander- 
son, Jos  Felt;  Miller,  No.  10,  E.  H.  Rogers,  W.  M. 
Rowland ;  Oclockonnee,  No.  12,  H.  H.  Tooke ;  Lanier, 
No.  16,  D.  W.  Miller. 


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Nays.— Live  Oak,  No.  8,  J.  W.  White,  W.  M.  David- 
son, E.  J.  Jones  ;  United  Brothers,  No.  5,  J.  M.  Bivins  ; 
Buena  Vista,  No.  17,  W.  Crawford. 

The  Grand  Lodge  then  adjourned  to  meet  at  3  J  o'clock. 


3.J  o'clock,  p.  m.  ■) 

SAVANNAH,  MAY  11,  1848-  3 

The  Grand  Lodge  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  and 
was  opened  in  due  form. 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  closed  in  the  Grand  Lodge 
degree  and  opened  in  the  Scarlet  degree.  The  officers 
elect  were  then  duly  installed  in  the  following  order  : 

Thos.  E.  Lloyd,  M.  W.  G.  M.;  E.  H.  Rogers,  R.  W. 
D.  G.  M.;  J.  M.  Bivins,  R.  W.  G.  Warden  ;  John  N. 
Lewis,  R.  W.  G.  Sec'y.;  J.  P.  ColUns,  R.  W.  G.  Treas'r. 

The  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  appointed  P.  G's.  N. 
Aldrich,  W.  Grand  Chaplain;  Geo.  W.  Adams,  W. 
Grand  Marshal;  W.  R.  Fleming,  W.  G.  Conductor; 
Joseph  Felt,  W.  G.  Guardian,  who  were  duly  installed. 
The  M.  W.  G.  M.  also  appointed  the  following  P.  G's. 
District  Deputy  Grand  Masters  : 

For  Richmond,  Green  and  Clark,  -  -  R.  W.  D.  G.  M.  ROGERS. 

For  Muscogee  and  Troup,      -  -  JACOB  FOGLE. 

For  Bibb,  Pike,  Houston,  and  Pulaski,       -  GEO.  PATTEN. 
For  Macon  and  Dooly,  -  -  D.  W.  MILLER. 

For  Crawford  and  Upson,      -        -  -  W.  CRAWFORD. 

For  Baker,  Thomas  and  Decatur,       -  H.  H.  TOOKE. 

For  Burke,  Jefferson,  and  Baldwin,  -  J.  C.  F.  CLARKE. 

For  Cobb  and  Murray,  -  -  M.  COOLEY 

The  Grand  Lodge  was  then  closed  in  the  Scarlet  and 
opened  in  the  Grand  Lodge  degree. 

The  following  resolution  was  ofTered  by  P.  G.  Johnson 
and  carried : 


231 

Resolved,  That  the  Grand  Secretary  be  required  to  have 
two  hundred  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  the  present  com- 
munication published  after  the  June  reports  are  re- 
ceived. 

The  resolution  offered  by  P.  G.  Cooper,  of  No.  6,  (on 
page  206,)  at  the  last  communication,  in  relation  to  the 
officers  of  the  subordinate  Lodges,  was  declared  to  be 
in  full  force. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Kemp- 
ton  and  seconded  by  P.  G.  Johnson,  and  carried : 

Resolved,  That  the  G.  M.,  G.  S.,  and  Chairman  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  be  authorized  to  invest  the  surplus 
fund  in  some  safe  stock  or  securities,  from  time  to  time  as 
they  may  think  proper, 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Bivins, 
of  No.  5,  and  seconded  by  P.  G.  Rowland,  of  No.  10 : 

Resolved,  That  the  words  "first  Wednesday  in  June" 
in  section  1st  article  IX  of  the  Constitution  of  this  Grand 
Lodge  be  stricken  out,  and  the  words  "  first  Wednesday 
in  April"  be  inserted. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  D.  G.  M. 
Rogers  and  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  are 
hereby  tendered  to  Past  Grand  Master  Robert  H.  Griffin, 
for  the  able,  impartial,  and  dignified  manner  in  which  he 
has  discharged  the  duties  of  his  official  station. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Patten 
and  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Grand  Lodge  be 
tendered  to  P.  G.  M.  Anderson,  and  P.  G.  W.  Woodruff, 
for  the  ability  and  fidelity  with  which  they  have  discharged 
their  duties  as  Representatives  of  this  Grand  Lodge  to  the 
R.  W.  Grand^  Lodge  U.  S. 

The  following  resolution  was  offered  by  P.  G.  Fogle 
and  adopted : 


2S2 

Resolved,  That  the  tlianks  of  this  Grand  Lodge  be'  re- 
turned to  DeKalb  Lodge  No.  9,  L  O.  O.  F.,  for  the  use  of 
their  Room.  Also,  to  the  Sons  of  Temperance,  for  dis- 
pensing with  the  use  of  the  room,  for  the  convenience  of 
the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  Grand  Lodge  adjourned  sine  die. 

JNO.  N.  LEWIS,  Grand  Secretary. 


Note. — In  the  reprint  of  the  Grand  and  Subordinate  Con- 
stitutions, to  be  found  in  this  volume,  it  has  been  thought 
advisable  to  embody  the  few  amendments  adopted  up  to 
this  time.  Sec.  2,  Art.  VIII,  of  the  Grand  Constitution, 
originally  prescribed  a  tax  of  7  per  cent,  on  Subordinates, 
but  in  the  exercise  of  the  power  conferred  by  sec.  4,  the 
G.  L.,  at  the  communication  of  1847,  increased  the  tax  to 
10  per  cent.,  at  which  point  it  is  still  fixed.  Sec.  1,  Art. 
IX,  originally  appointed  the  second  Wednesday  in  May  for 
the  annual  communication.  At  the  communication  of 
1848,  this  section  was  amended  in  due  form  by  substituting 
FIRST  Wednesday  in  June  for  the  original  clause. 

The  alterations  of  the  Subordinate  Constitution  grew 
out  of  the  change  of  term,  and  will  be  found  in  the  report 
of  the  Legislative  Committee,  on  p.  181-2. 

N.B.  For  Article  XI,  p.  118,  read  Article  IX.;  for 
**second^^  in  Sec.  1,  of  said  Article,  read  '■[firstf  for  "June, 
seventh  line,  p.  120,  read  '^May."  Strike  out  the  words 
'^received  and,^'  sixth  line,  p.  222. 


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NAMES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  MEMBERS 

OF    THE 

E.  V.  GRAND  LODGE,  I.  0.  0.  F.,  OF  GEORGIA, 

June  30th,  1848. 


OFFICERS 


'      T.  E.  LLOYD,  -    -    -  -  M.  W.  Grand  Master. 

E.  H.  ROGERS,      -     -  -  R.  TV.  D.  Grand  Master. 

J.  M.  BIVINS,    '    -    -  -  R.  TV.  Grand  TVarden. 

J.  N.  LEWIS,     -    -    -  -  R.  TV.  Grand  Secretary. 

J.  P.  COLLINS,       '     -  -  R.  TV.  Grand  Treasurer. 
ROBT.  H.    GRIFFIN,  )  r,    rrr  r^        j  r, 

'     J.  W.  ANDERSON,     I    '  R- ^-  Grand  Representative*. 

N.  ALDRICH,    -    ....  TV.  Grand  Chaplain. 

'     GEO.  W.  ADAMS,-     -     -  TV.  Grand  Marshal. 

W.  R.  FLEMING,  -     -     -  TV.  Grand  Conductor. 

'    JOS.  FELT, TV.  Grand  Guardian. 


DISTRICT  DEPUTY  GRAND  MASTERS. 


JACOB  FOGLE,  GEO.  PATTEN, 

D.  W.  MILLER,  W.  CRAWFORD, 

H.  H.  TOOKE,  M.  COOLEY, 

J.  C.  F.  CLARK. 


PAST   GRAND  MASTERS. 


I    ALVIN  N.  MILLER,  JNO.  W,  ANDERSON, 

^  RICHARD  WAYNE,  ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN- 


240 


MEMBERS. 


ADAM,  JAMES 
ADAMS,  GEO.  W. 
ALDRiCH,  N. 
ANDERSON,  JNO.  W. 
ANDERSON,  JAMES  M. 
ANDREWS,  L.  F.  W. 
AYERS,  LEVI 
BARNES,  J. 
BELL,  HENRY  S. 
BENTON,  A. 
ElVINS,  J.  M. 
BRUEN,  C.  W.  W. 
BUTLER,  G. 
CALDER,  N.  M. 
CARSWELL,  W.  A. 
CASE,  GEO.  D. 
CATLIN,  CHARLES 
CLARK.  J.  C.  F. 
COHEN,  SOLOMON 
COLLINS,  J.  P. 
CONLEY,  B. 
COOLEY,  M. 
COOPER,  A.  H. 
CRANE,  H.  A. 
CRAWFORD,  WM. 
DAVIDSON,  WM.  M. 
DAVIS,  H.  B. 
DUNHAM,  J.  L. 
FALLIGANT,  JNO.  G. 
PARIES,  GEO.  G. 
FELT.  O.  P. 
FELT,  JOSEPH 
FISH,  J.  D. 
FLEMING,  W.  B. 
FLEMLNG,  W.  R. 
FOGLE,  JACOB 
GARVIN,  L  P. 
GOOD  ALL,  W.  P. 
GRAYBILL,  M.  L. 
GRIFFIN,  ROBERT  H. 


HARTWELL,  A.  B, 
HUSON,  T.  R. 
JOHNSON,  JOHN  R, 
JONES,  E.  J. 
JONES,  J.  J. 
KEMPTON,  E.  S.      ^ 
JvING,  GEO.  B. 
LEMMON,  D.  S. 
LEWIS,  JOHN  N.     ••" 
LLOYD,  T.  E. 
MILLAR,  C.  C. 
MILLER.  A.  N. 
MILLER,    D.  W. 
MIX,  ALBERT 
MOREL,  JAMES  S. 
OBEAR,  G.  S. 
OLIVER,  JOHN         • 
OWENS,  JOHN  W, 
PARSONS,  E. 
PATTON,  GEO. 
POSEY,  J.  F. 
PURSE,   THOMAS     . 
RAIFORD,  R. 
REYNOLDS,  L.  O. 
ROCKWELL,  W^  S. 
ROGERS,  E.  H. 
ROWLAND,  WM.  M, 
SANFORD,  F.  H. 
SCOTT,  JR.,  JOHN 
SCRANTON,  D.  T. 
STRONG,  L.  P. 
TOOKE,  H.  H. 
TUFTS,  J.  B. 
WARREN,  G.  L. 
WAYNE,  R. 
WHITE,  J.  W. 
WHITE,  GEO. 
WILLIAMS,   WILEY 
WILLIAMS,  E.  D. 
WING,  P.  O. 
WOODRUFF,  M. 


INDEX. 


A. 

Act  of   lucorpoiation, ,.... i. ••4. ..>.>•• 3 

Adam,  Jas. — Admission  of, ''" 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, ^4 

J..-    Adams,  Geo.  W. — Admission  of, 81 

Resolutions  of, 157,  206 

Grand  Marshal,  appointment  of, 230 

Alabama — Grand  Lodge  communication  from, 226 

Aldiich,  N. — Admission  of, 211 

Grand  Chaplain,  appointment  of, 230 

*'    Anderson,  Jno.  W. — Admission  of, 49 

Resolutions  of, 64,73,91,212 

Grand  Warden,  pro  tem.,  appointment  of, 81 

Grand  Master,  election  of, 115 

Grand  Master,    report  of, , 165 

Grand  Representative,  elections  of, 188,  K7 

Chairman  Executive  Committee,  election  of, 195 

Anderson,  Jas.  M. — Admission  of, • 164 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 205 

Andrews,  L.  F.  W. — Admission  of, 163 

Appeal  of, 180 

Austen,  R. — Admission  of, 29 

D.  G.  M.,  election  of, 36 

Resolutions  of. 43,  156,  157,  158 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 156 

Ayrea,  Levi — Admission  of. - • 49 

B. 

Barnes,  J. — Admission  of, 49 

Bell,  H.  S.— Admission  of, 163 

Resolution  of, • 1^9 

Grand  Guardian,  appointment  of, 205 

Benton,  A. — Admission  of, » 41 

Bivins,  Jamea  M. — Admission  of, 81 

Grand  Warden,  election  of, 227 

Resolution  of, 229 

»^  Bmen,  C.  W.  W.— Admission  of, 163 

*^  Butler,  G. — Grand  Conductor,  appointment  of, 6 

C. 

Case,  Geo.  D. — Admission  of, : 163 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 205 

Catlin,  Chas. — Admission  of, 164 

Calder,  N.  M. — Admission  of, 91 

t).  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of. 156 

Capitation  Tax — Amount   of, 236 

Carswell,  W.  A. — Admission  of, 41 

Celebration  in  Savannah — Invitation  to 88 

Clark,  J.  C.  F.— Admission  of, 49 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointments  of, 156,230 

k.-.     Cohen,  S. — Admission  of, • 81 

Chairman  Judicial  Committee,  election  of. >  •  •  •  ■ 227 

31 


243 

>''    Collins,  I.  P. —  \dmission  of, 41 

Grand  Treasurer,  elections  of, 67,  151,  187,  227 

Communications — From  Grand  Lodge  United  States, 173,  179 

Committees— Constitution 7,  10,  57,  100,  101,  123 

Election  and  Returns 7,  9,  29, 42,  45,  56,  72,  81,  87,  90,  91,  119,  123,  148 

Finance, 8,9,30,38,43,45,68,72,88,149 

Grievances  of  Lodges 8,  65,  72,  150 

Printing, 31,48,73,  151 

Supervision  of  By-Laves, 31,  32,  73 

Correspondence, 8,  46,  62,  72,  150 

Special, ...............33,34,61,63,65,70,75,  86,  101,120,  121,  180 

Executive,  reports  of, 153,  196,  199,222,226,228 

Legislative,  reports  of, 163,  180,  181,  182,  183,  185,211,224 

Judicial, report  of,  on  change  of  term, .....188 

"  "  appeal  P.  G.  Andrevrs, 193 

"  "  on  Proxy  Representatives,.. 229 

"^  Conley,   B. — Adraissiott  of, 49 

Resolutions  of, 60,65,74,85,89 

Grand  Guardian,  appointment  of, 72 

Constitution  Grand  Lodge — adoption  of,. 11,  120 

Ratification  of, 42,171 

Of  Subordinates,  adoption  of, 127 

Of  Subordinates,  commencement  of, 148 

Grand  Lodge,  amendment  to, ........... 198,  231 

Grand  Lodge,  amendment  to,  adopted, 229 

Cooley,  M. — Admission  of, ...............<........«. 91 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of,. ...-..•.•.•. .^.- ...-. 23o 

Cooper,  A.  H. — Admission  of, .......'......-.r.... 163 

Resolutions  of, 198,199,206 

Protest  of, 192 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 205 

Course  of  Business, < 124 

*•'    Crane,  H.  A. — Admission  of, « 163 

Grand  Chaplain,  appointment  of, 205 

Crawford,  Wm. — Admission  of, < • 212 

D.D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 230 

'  D. 

•»^     Davidson,  Wm.  M. — Admission  of, .211 

Davis,  H.  B. — Admission  of, .211 

Dorsett,  J. — Grand  Guardian,  appointment  of, 6 

Dunham,  J.  L.^ — Admission  of, 164 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, • .205 

F. 

(■       Falligant, Jno.  G. — Admission  of, 211 

'      Faries,  Geo.  G. — Admission  of, 119 

Felt,  O.  P. — Admission  of, 90 

Grand  Conductor,  appointment  of, 205 

Felt,  Jos. — Admission  of, 211 

Grand  Guardian,  appointment  of, 230 

•      Fish,  J.  D. — Admission  of, 163 

<•'   Fleming,  Wm.  B. — Admission  of, 152 

Fleming,  W.  R. — Admission  of, 211 

Grand  Conductor,  appointment  of, 230 

Fogle,  Jacob — Admission  of, 211 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 230 

Resolution  of, 231 


243 

Page. 

Forms— Certificate  P.  G , 144 

Certificate  Representative, 144 

Certificate  Proxy  Representative, 145 

Petition  for  Subordinate  charter, 145 

Semi-annual  Return, v 146 

Annual  Return, 147 

G. 

<3rand  Lodge — Institution  of, 5 

Communications  of, 7,  28,41,49,  81,90,  163,  211 

Officers  of, 239 

Members   of, 240 

Grand  Representatives — Reports  of......... 95,  167,  217 

Graybill,  M.  L Admission  of, 90 

Giand  Secretary — Salary  of 2S 

Reports  of, 40,  78, 160,  208,  234,  235 

Grand  Treasurer— Reports  of, 39,77,159,207,233 

Goodall,  Wm.  P. — Admission  of, 74 

Garvin,  I.  P. — Admission  of, 81 

Grand  Representative,  election  of,., 15l 

Grand  Lodge  U.  S.— Reports  to 79,80,161,162,209,210,237,238 

Griffin,  R.  H. — Admission  of 90 

Grand  Representative,  elections  of, 151,  227 

Chairman  Legislative  Committer,  election  of, 151 

Grand  Master,  election  of, 187 

Grand  Master,  report  of, 213 

H. 

Hartwell,  A.  B. — Admission  of, 49 

Holmes,  I. — Admission  of, 7 

Resolutions  ot, 27,43,47,74,75 

D.  G.  M.,  election  of, 66 

Huson,  T.  It Admission  of, 49 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 84 

J. 

Johnson,  John  R Admission  of, 49 

Letter  of, 54 

Grand  Marshal,  appointment  of, 72 

Resolutions  of, 85,91,100,122,198,230 

Grand  Guardian,  appointed  pro  tem 163 

Chairman  Executive  Committee,  election  of, 228 

Jones,  E.  J. — Grand  Marshal,  appointment  of, 6 

Grand  Warden,  election  of, 36 

Jones,  J.  J Admission  of, 49 

Grand  Warden,  election  of, 66 

D.  G.  M.,  election  of, 151 

K. 

Kenipton,E.  S — Grand  Chaplain,  election  of, 5 

Resolutions  of, 74,  152,  230 

Grand  Guardian,  appointed  pro  tem., 90 

Grand  Marshal,  appointed  pro  tem., 211 

King,  Geo.  B  — Admission  of, 91 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, ,m»,,, 156 


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Leeds,  Geo. — Admission  of.. .,., , ., 7 

Leramon,  D.  S. — Admission  of. 9 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  Appointment  of, , 156 

Lewis,  John  N. — Admission  of, 41 

Grand  Secretary,  Elections  of, 67,  151,  187,  227 

Grand  Secretary,  Letter  of 1&6 

Lloyd,  T   E. — Admission  of, 41 

Resolutions  of, 43,  120,  164,  206 

Grand  Kepresentative,  Election  of 67 

Chairman  Judicial  Committtee,  Elections  of, 151,  195 

Grand  Master,  Election  of, 227 

Lodges.— Keliirns  of, 8,  10,  29,  46,  198 

Muscogee,  No.  6,   Charter  of, 6 

Washington,  No.  7,  Charter  of, ,36 

Cherokee,  No.  8,  Charier  of. 35 

Cherokee,  No.  S,  Resolutions  of, 54 

DeKalb,  No.  9,   Charter  of, 62 

Miller,  No.  10,  Charter  of 62 

Albany,  No.  1 1 ,  Charter  of. ,86 

Oclockonnee,  No.   12,  Charter  of 100 

Ridgely,  No.  13,  Charter  of,., , ,.,.,, 181 

Union,  No.  14,  Charter  of, 181 

Williams,  No.  15,  Charter  of, 181 

Lanier,  No  16,  Charter  of, ISI 

BuenaVisia,  No.  17,  Charter  of , o.., ISl 

Holmes,  No.  18.  Charter  of, .....225 

Hampden,  No.  19,  Charter  of, 225 

Warren,  No.  20,  Charter  of, 225 

Griffin,  No.  21,  Charter  of 225 

Palo  Alto,  No.  22,  Charter  of, 225 

St.  John's,  No.  23,  Charter  of, 225 

Anderson,  No.  24,  Charter  of, 225 

Philodorian,  No.  2.5,  Charter  of, 225 

Penfield,  No.  26,  Charter  of, 225 

Mountain,  No.  27,  Charter  of, , . .  ,226 

M. 

Miller,  A.  N. — Grand  Master,  Elections  of, 5,  36 

Report  of. 50 

Communication  of, 75 

Regalia  to, ..156 

Lett  er  of, 186 

Miller,  G.  W. — Grand  Secretary,  Election  of 5 

Morel,  J.  S.— Admission  of 29 

Grand  Chaplain,  Elections  of 36,  67 

Mix,  Albert — Admission  of 163 

D.  D.  G.  M.  appointment  of 205 

Millar,  C.  C. — Admission  of, 163 

Miller,  Daniel  W.— Admission  of, 212 

D.  D.G.  M.  appointment  of, » 230 

N. 

New  York  Grand  Lodge.—Communications  from....,,, 213 

Note  to  Journal, .• 232 


245 

0. 

Page 

Oliver  J — Admission  of 7 

Grand  Conductor   pro  tern., 90 

Grand  Marslial,  appointment  of 156 

Owens,  J  no.  W Admission  of, 90 

Chairman  Executive  Committee,  Election  of, 151 

Cliairman  Legislative  Committee,  Elections  of, 195,  228 

Obear,  G.  S. — Admission  of 90 

Order  of  Procession 140 

Order  of  Procession  of  Subordinates, 141 

Order  of  Procession  of  Grand  Lodge, 142 

P. 

Parsons,  E. — Grand   Warden,  Election  of, 5 

Grand  Repiesentative,   Election  of, 34 

Protest  of. 37 

Resolutions  of. 47 

Parsons,  C.  R. — Admission   of, 41 

Purse,  Tbos. — Admission  of, 49 

Resolutions  of, 68,  73,  100 

Pattei},  Geo.r-r Admission  of, 163 

Grand  Conductor,  pro  tern,  appointment  of, 163 

Grand  Warden,   Election  of, 187 

Protest  of, 192 

D.  D.  G.  M.  appointment  of 230 

Resolution   of, 230 

Poiey,  J.  F. — Admission  of, 2U 

R. 

Raiford,  R. — Admission  of, , 49 

Eaymur,  A.  J. — Admission  of 49 

Resolutions  of, 75 

Grand  Conductor,  Appointment  of, • 156 

Resolutions. — Change  of  Term,  Subordinates 157 

Instruction  of  Grand  Representatives  on  Digest  of  Laws, 157 

Capitation  Tax, 204 

Per  centage  increased, ^i 204 

Officers  Working  Lodges, 206 

On  Death  of  P.  D.  G.  M.  Holmes, 206 

Change  Term 225 

Capitation  Tax,  Repeal  of, 227 

Reprint  of  Proceedings, - 229 

Authorising  Investment  of  Funds, 231 

Reynolds,  L.  O. — Admission  of, 90 

Riogers,  E.  H. — Grand  Treasurer,  Elections  of, 5,  36 

Resolutions  of, 38,  231 

D.  G   M.,  Appointment  pro  tem., 163 

D.  G.  M.,  Elections  of, 187,227 

Rockwell,  W.  S. — Admission  of, 7 

Resolution  of, 28 

Robertson,  F.  M.— Petition  of, 64 

Resolution  concerning, 89 

Rules  of  Order, 125 

Rowland,  Wm.  M. — Admission  of, 211 

S. 

Sanford ,  F.  H. — Admission  of, 81 

Resolution  of, 100 

Scranton,  D.  T. — Admission  of, 49 


246 

Page. 

geott,  Jr.,  John — Admission  of 29 

Grand  Conductor,   Appointment  of 72 

Grand  Marshal,  Appointment  of, 205 

Steele,  Wm. — Admission  of, 49 

Resolution  of, 88 

Southwell,  Jno. — Admission  of, 90 

Grand  Chaplain,  Appointment  of, 156 

Strong,  L.  P. — Admission  of, SI 

T. 

Tufts,  J.  B. — Admission  of , - 81 

Tooke,  H.  H.— Admission  of, 211 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 230 

W, 

Warren,  G.  L.— D.  G.  M.,  election  of,., ,, 5 

Wayne,  E. — Admission  of, 29 

Grand  Secretary,  election  of, 36 

Grand  Master,  election  of, ,., 66 

Grand  Master,  reports  of, 82,  93 

Welch,  F.  O.— Admission  of 91 

■White,  J.  W- — Admission  of, , 123 

Grand  Guardian,  appointment  of, ,, ,..., 156,  211 

White,  Geo. — Admission  of, 163 

Williams,  Wiley — Admission  of, 49 

Resolutions  of, 66,  68.  91 

Grand  Representative,  election  of, 67 

Williams,  E.  D.— Admission  of, 91 

Wing,  P.  O.— Admission  of, 29 

Resolution  of. 33 

Woodruff,  M.— Admission  of, 49 

Resolutions  of, 66,  67 

D.  D.  G.  M.,  appointment  of, 84 

Grand  Warden,  election  of, 151 

Grand  Representative,  election  of, 188 

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